'Thakin' : Thakin Myo Hey! Doh Bamar






သခင္ဘေသာင္း claimed himself to be first ever “Thakin” in Myanmar history, but, Myanmar’s legendary writer “Thein Pe Myint” argued that the first ever “Thakin” was သခင္ေယရႈ

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