About Chen Yi-sein
Lived 1924 – 2005 (aged 81). Chen Yi-sein was a historian.
Chen Yi-sein (; ; 8 January 1924 – 23 March 2005) was a Sino-Burmese scholar who specialized in Burma–China relations from the mid-1950s until his death in March 2005. He was proficient in Burmese, Chinese and English. A fourth generation Sino-Burmese, Chen's forebears came from Taishan, Guangdong. He died in Taipei, Taiwan on 23 March 2005.
The Chinese Inscription at Pagan, The Bulletin of Burma Historical Commission, 1 (2): 153–7, 1960. 緬北的金地珊族 (The Khamti Shan in Northern Burma), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 2(1): 33 (under the name of 田稼青 (Tian Jia-qing), the pen name of Chen Yi-sein), 1961. 緬甸吉耶族人的銅鼓-蛙鼓 (The Bronze Drum of the Kayah People in Burma), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 2(1): 39, 1961. 緬甸的五座華僑廟宇 (Five Chinese Temples in Burma), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 2(4): 36, 1961. '緬甸'考 (A Study of 'Mian-dian'), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 2(7): 39–40, 1961. 蒲甘華文古碑之迷 (The Mystery of the Chinese Inscription at Bagan), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 2(8): 36–7, 1961. 古代中緬交通孔道 (An Ancient Communication Routes between China and Burma), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 2(11): 17–8, 1961. 景棟境內的拉祜族 (The Lahu People in Keng-tung), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 2(12): 42, 1961. 緬甸華僑最早的報刊 (The Earliest Chinese Newspaper in Burma), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 2(12): 48–9, 1961. 緬甸最早的華僑學校 (The Earliest Chinese School in Burma), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 2(12): 53, 1961. 緬甸古代的錢幣 (Ancient Coinage in Burma), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 3(2): 36–37, 1962. 八莫 '威遠營' 碑文上的 '金沙' 與 '鬼窟' (The Words 'Jinsha' and 'Guiku' in the 'Wei-yuan Ying' Inscription at Bhamo), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 3(2): 54, (under the name of 田稼青 (Tian Jia-qing)), 1962. 模範緬華大辭典 (A Model Burmese-Chinese Dictionary), Rangoon, 1962. 袖珍緬華辭典 (Poket Burmese-Chinese Dictionary), Rangoon, 1963. 緬甸史與蠻書 (Burma History and Man-Shu), 南洋文摘 (South Seas Digest), 4(11): 28–9, 1963. The Chinese in Upper Burma before A. D. 1700, Journal of Southeast Asian Researches 2: 81–94, 1966. The Chinese Revolution of 1911 and the Chinese in Burma, Journal of Southeast Asian Researches 2: 95–102, 1966. 樊綽蠻書對緬甸史之貢獻 (The Contribution of Fan Chuo's Man Shu to the Study of Burma History), Journal of Southeast Asian Researches 3: 17–26, 1967. 緬甸中部毗濕奴城遺址的發現 (Discovery of Vishnu City in Central Burma), Journal of Southeast Asian Researches 3: 83–84, 1968. (History of Burma in the Man-Shu), (Mandalay University Annual Magazine 1968–1969), 1:37-9, 1969. 明初之中緬關係 (Sino-Burmese Relations in the Early Ming (1368-1424), Part I, 鹿児島大学史錄 (Kagoshima Daigaku Shiroku), 2:1-32, 1969. 明初之中緬關係 (Sino-Burmese Relations in the Early Ming (1368-1424), Part II, 鹿児島大学史錄 (Kagoshima Daigaku Shiroku), 3:11-28, 1970. (Ancient Tibeto-Burmans and the Routes of their Migration), (Mandalay Arts and Science University Annual Magazine 1969–1970), 2:119-26, 1970. 朱波考 (The Study of 'Zhu-Bo'), 東南亞研究 (Journal of Southeast Asian Research Centre), 6: 97–105, 1970. 模範緬華大辭典 (A Model Burmese-Chinese Dictionary), Reprint, Tokyo, 1970. 元至元末年的中緬和平談判 (The Sino-Burmese Peace Negotiation in the Late Zhi-Yuan Period of the Yuan Dynasty), Part I, 鹿児島大学史錄 (Kagoshima Daigaku Shiroku), 5:1-16, 1972. 元至元末年的中緬和平談判 (The Sino-Burmese Peace Negotiation in the Late Zhi-Yuan Period of the Yuan Dynasty), Part II, 鹿児島大学史錄 (Kagoshima Daigaku Shiroku), 7:23-31, 1974. 元至元末年的中緬和平談判 (The Sino-Burmese Peace Negotiation in the Late Zhi-Yuan Period of the Yuan Dynasty), Part III, 鹿児島大学史錄 (Kagoshima Daigaku Shiroku), 8:17-26, 1975. ရှင်ဒိသာပါမေက္ခ ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေး မစ်ရှင် (Shin Disapamokkha's Peace Mission), (Researches in Burmese History 1, Historical Research Department, Ministry of Culture), 1:41-57, 1977. (The Pyu Mission to China in 802 AD), (Researches in Burmese History 3, Historical Research Department, Ministry of Culture), 3:1-65, 1979. (Burma Foreign Relations during the Pyu Period), (Researches in Burmese History 4, Historical Research Department, Ministry of Culture), 4:1-39, 1979. The Chinese in Upper Burma before 1700, Silver Jubilee Publication, Historical Research Department, Ministry of Culture, Aug 1982: 1-21, 1982 (Reprinted from Journal of Southeast Asian Research Centre, Singapore 2: 81-93, 1966.) The Chinese in Rangoon during the 18th and 19th Centuries, Silver Jubilee Publication, Historical Research Department, Ministry of Culture, Aug 1982: 171–6, 1982. (Reprinted from Ba Shin, Jean Boisselier, and A B Griswold (ed): Essays Offered to G. H. Luce by his Colleagues and Friends in honour of His Seventy-fifth Birthday, Artibus Asiae, Vol 1:107-11, 1966. (The Origins of the Names Cina, Gandalarit, Udibwa and Tarok-Tarak), (Nyan-Lin Dhamma Literature), 1:127-9, 1983. (The Geography of Pyu in the 9th Century AD), (Nyan-Lin Dhamma Literature), 2:107-13, 1983. 仰光廣東公司(觀音古廟)史略,緬甸仰光廣東公司觀音古廟160週年紀念特刊:4-16, 1984. (Which is the Pyu Capital in the 8th/9th Century AD: Han Lin or Sri Ksetra, (Nyan-Lin Dhamma Literature), 10:217-230, 1984. (Locations of some Pyu Stockades), (Nyan-Lin Dhamma Literature), 14:95-100, 14:178-184, 1984. (Names of the Pyu Country Known to Ancient Chinese in the Period between 2nd Century BC to 4th Century AD), (Nyan-Lin Dhamma Literature), 15:167-8, 1984. (Location of Suvannabhumi), (Nyan-Lin Dhamma Literature), 19:130-40, 1985. (Myet-hna-mae in Burmese History), (Moe-Wai Magazine), 212:136-8, 1985. (Note on a Name of Ancient Burma in Chinese Records: The Origins of the Name 'Zhu-Bo', (Burma Historical Research Journal), 5:7-22, 1985. ပျူစောထီး သုတေသန (Study of Pyu-saw-hti), (Moe-Wai Magazine), 214:76-79, 215:122-126, 1986. မျက်နှာမည်း (The Study of "Mien-hna Me"), မိုးဝေ မဂ္ဂဇင်း (Moe-Wai Magazine), မန်ရှူးကျမ်း မြန်မာပြန် (Translation of Man-Shu), မိုးဝေ မဂ္ဂဇင်း (Moe-Wai Magazine), 216:99-102, 217:81-4, 218:61-4, 219:170-2, 220:179-82, 221:195-8, 222:159-62, 223:77-80, 224:121-4, 225:155-8, 226:77-80, 227:57-60, 228:157-60, 229:129-32, 230:153-6, 231:153-5, 232:147-50, 233:155-7, 1986–7. (A Brief History of Panlone Panthay), (Mahaythi Magazine) 31:112-8, 1987. Review of Phases of Pre-Pagan Burma: Language and History, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1:237-9, 1988. 對伯希和兩道考內有關驃國的商榷 (Discussion on a Passage Regarding a Route in the Pyu Kingdom in Pelliot's 'Deux itinéraires de Chine en Inde à la fin du VIIIe siècle), 大陸雜誌 (The Continent Magazine), 83(3):115-22, 1991. '撣國'考 (Study of the 'Shan Kingdom'), 大陸雜誌 (The Continent Magazine), 83(4):145-8, 1991. 大德初年元軍圍攻木連城考 (A Study of the Yuan Army's Siege of Myin-saing City in the Early Years of the Reign of Da-de), 大陸雜誌 (The Continent Magazine), 83(6):26-39, 1991. 關於 '驃越'、'盤越' 與 '滇越' 的考釋 (On the Study of 'Piao-yue', 'Pan-yue' and 'Dian-yue'), 大陸雜誌 (The Continent Magazine), 84(5):193-202, 1991. 中國載籍內驃國史料的研究 (Research on Chinese Historical Sources on the Pyu Kingdom), 大陸雜誌 (The Continent Magazine)... ... ... ... , 1991. '緬甸'考 (A Study of 'Mian-dian'), In 中國載籍內驃國史料的研究 (Research on Chinese Historical Sources on the Pyu Kingdom), (A modified version of Chen Yi-sein 1961) ... ... . 夫甘都盧與黃支 (Fu-gan-du-lu and Huang-zhi), In 中國載籍內驃國史料的研究 (Research on Chinese Historical Sources on the Pyu Kingdom), 1991 ... ... ... . 漢唐至宋元時期在緬甸的華人 (Chinese in Burma from Han-Tang through Song-Yuan Period), 海外華人研究 2:41-57, 1992. A Brief History of Overseas Chinese in Rangoon (仰光華僑史略) A History of Overseas Chinese in Burma (緬甸華僑史話)
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