About Kyaw Thet
Lived 1921 – 2008 (aged 86–87). Kyaw Thet was a Myanmar historian.
Kyaw Thet (, ; 1921–2008) was a historian of Burma, and professor of Asian Studies at University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He was formerly a professor of Burmese and Eastern History Studies at the University of Rangoon. He is of Burman and Mon descent. Kyaw Thet received his bachelor's degree at the University of Rangoon, and master's degrees at the University of London, and Ph.D from University of London in 1950 with the thesis Burma's Relations with Her Eastern Neighbours In The Konbaung Period. He was also a visiting professor at Yale University.
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Who was Kyaw Thet?
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When was Kyaw Thet born?
Kyaw Thet was born in 1921 in Yangon.
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Kyaw Thet died in 2008.
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Kyaw Thet was a historian.
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Kyaw Thet was Myanmar.
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