Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha

The Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha or the Order of Thiri Thudhamma (Burmese: သီရိသုဓမ္မာသင်္ဂဟ; lit. the Most Glorious Order of Truth) is the highest Burmese commendation during AFPFL era.[1] At that day, Burmese orders can be also use as title. Thiri Thudhamma Thingaha was founded on 2 September 1948, it is awarded in three classes

  1. Agga Maha Thiri Thudhamma - Grand Commander
  2. Sado Thiri Thudhamma - Grand Officer
  3. Maha Thiri Thudhamma - Companion

The first class consisted of a gold braided salwe worn over the right shoulder and across the breast with two badges of the order appended in the front. Also a large gold enamelled breast star. The second class, a single, breast star similar to the first class but smaller. Third class a badge, worn from a ribbon around the neck. Generally speaking, the first class is conferred to the Head of State of the Union of Burma (1948-1962) and Head of State and Head of Cabinet from other countries.

Some Recipients of the Order are:

See also

References

  1. ^ Burma Dept. of Information and Broadcasting. Burma. Director of Information, Union of Burma. pp. 4–6. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=whUoAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Thiri+Thudhamma%22+%2Border&dq=%22Thiri+Thudhamma%22+%2Border&num=100&pgis=1. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
  2. ^ Ziegler, Philip (1989). From Shore to Shore. Collins. pp. 17–18. ISBN 9780002176064. http://books.google.co.uk/books?num=100&id=8ewgAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Thiri+Thudhamma%22+%2Border&q=%22Thiri+Thudhamma%22&pgis=1#search. Retrieved 2008-11-03.