Shin Ditha Pamauk
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The Venerable Shin Ditha Pamauk (Burmese: ရှင်ဒိသာပါမောက်, pronounced [ʃɪ̀ɴ dḭθà pàmauʔ]; also spelled Disapramok) was the Chief Primate of the Pagan Empire during the reign of King Narathihapate (1256–87). The monk led the peace negotiations with the Mongols in 1285–87, culminating in the meeting with Emperor Kublai Khan in 1287.
Background
Little is known about the monk's background except that he was from Thitseingyi (သစ်ဆိမ့်ကြီး) in present-day Shwebo Township. According to one tradition, his personal name was Kyi-Bwei (ကျည်ပွေ့, [tɕì bwḛ]), and he wrote the first known commentary on Burmese grammar and spelling called Pubbaganhta Diga (ပုဗ္ဗဂန္ထဋီကာ, Pali: Pubbaganthaṭīkā), commonly known in Burmese as Thinbongyi Diga (သင်ပုန်းကြီးဋီကာ), for which he was conferred the title "Ditha Pamaukkha" by King Kyaswa (r. 1235–51). Of the main royal chronicles, only Zatadawbon Yazawin mentions Ditha Pamauk by name, saying that the monk was Narathihapate's teacher. It is unclear if he was the same monk who wrote the grammar book, or another monk who succeeded the title.
The earliest archaeological evidence about him was a 1278/79 inscription, which refers to him as Yaza Guru (ရာဇဂုရု; IAST: rājaguru; "Royal Teacher"), and states that he had spent two years since 1276/77 in the Minbu region in present-day central Myanmar to ask for land donations there.
Peace negotiations
The monk led the peace negotiations with the Mongol Empire in 1285–87. The Mongols had occupied northern Burma to Tagaung and Hanlin, following their successful dry-season campaigns in 1283–85.
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