Rajadhirat was a Mon king known for his military prowess. Mon may refer to: Monday, the day of the week between Sunday and Tuesday mon (monster) in anime, a sort of monster character Môn or Anglesey, an island in Wales Mon State, a subdivision of Myanmar Mon people, a Southeast Asian ethnicity Mon language Mon, India, a town in...

Rajadhirat succeeded his father U Binnya as ruler of Pegu after a succession struggle in 1383. He unified Lower Burma during the 1380s. From 1385 to his death around 1421, Rajadhirat's kingdom of Pegu and the kingdom of Ava in Upper Burma were engaged in a continual state of warfare. The use of scorched earth tactics by both sides was a prominent feature of this warfare. Categories: Stub ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Chokei of Japan Emperor Go-Kameyama ascends to the throne of Japan Births Pope Eugenius IV Deaths March 1 - Amadeus VI of Savoy, Count of Savoy (b. ... Burma is divided into 7 states and 7 divisions: Categories: Myanmar | Subdivisions of Myanmar | States of Myanmar | Divisions of Myanmar ... Events August 14 - Battle of Aljubarrota between the Portuguese under John I of Portugal and the Castilians, under John I of Castile. ... Events March 21 - Battle of Baugé. A small French force surprises and defeats a smaller English force under Thomas, Duke of Clarence, a brother of Henry V of England, in Normandy. ... AVA or ava may stand for: // As an initialism Agri-food and Veterinary Authority (Singapore) Alexander Valley Association (USA) American Vaulting Association (USA) American Vecturist Association American Vigilante Association American Viticultural Area (USA) American Volkssport Association American Voyager Association (USA) Angels and Airwaves (band) Applied Vision Association (UK) Association of... Upper Burma was a term used by the British to refer to the central and northern area of what is now the country of Myanmar. ... A scorched earth policy is a military tactic which involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from an area. ...

Rajadhirat's daughter became the Mon Queen Baña Thau [Burmese: Shin Saw Bu] several years later and reigned in relative peace starting a revival in Theravada Buddhism. Theravada (Pali; Sanskrit: Sthaviravada) is one of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikāya schools that formed early in the history of Buddhism. ...

The story of Rajadhirat's reign is recorded in a classic epic that exists in both Mon language and Burmese language forms. During the reign of the Thai king [Buddha Yodfa Chulalok Rama I] (1782-1809), this epic was translated into the Thai language by court minister and author Phra Khlang and is well-known in Thailand even today. The Mon language is an Austroasiatic language spoken in Myanmar and Thailand. ... The Burmese language ( , or ) is the official language of Myanmar. ... The Thai language (ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai; IPA ), is the national and official language of Thailand and the mother tongue of the Thai people, Thailands dominant ethnic group. ...

External links

• Rajadhirat’s Mask of Command: Military Leadership in Burma (c. 1348-1421), by Jon Fernquest.