The Singora cannon Sultanate of Singora

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the singora cannon next flagpole in grounds of figure court @ royal hospital chelsea, london. cannon 1 of several shipped burma england @ general prendergast s request. while sign in front of cannon states made 1623 , 2 articles published in journal of malaysian branch of royal asiatic society translate date 4 dhu al-qi dah 1063, in gregorian calendar corresponds 26 september 1653.


following singora s destruction, siamese troops seized , sent ayuthaya inscribed cannon. cannon remained there until captured during burmese-siamese war of 1765–1767 , transported burma. taken british in third anglo-burmese war (1885–1887) , shipped england. in 1887 presented royal hospital chelsea in london , put on display next flagpole in grounds of figure court. cannon bears eleven inscriptions, 9 of have been carved in arabic characters , inlaid silver. 1 inscription refers engraver, tun juma @ abu mandus of singora; set within circular arabesque design , reads seal of sultan sulaiman shah, victorious king .


sources pertaining singora cannon s journey london include hmannan yazawin (the first official chronicle of burma s konbaung dynasty) , reports written general sir harry prendergast, commander of burma expeditionary force captured mandalay in third anglo-burmese war. hmannan yazawin provides inventory of weapons taken burmese after sack of ayuthaya, noting guns destroyed , finest pieces conveyed burma. correspondence between general prendergast , superiors in india details ordnance seized during burma campaign , lists cannon sent presents queen victoria, viceroy of india, british governors of madras , bombay, royal naval college in greenwich, portsmouth , plymouth dockyards, , royal hospital chelsea. letter @ royal hospital refers singora cannon burmese trophy gun received government of india in october 1887.








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