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The Calendars of Southeast Asia : 2: Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia

Gislén, Lars LU and Eade, J. C. (2019) In Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 22(3). p.417-430
Abstract
In this paper we investigate three Burmese calendars: the Arakanese, Makaranta and Thandeikta calendars. It is shown that the lunar calendar of the two first ones imply a tropical solar year, something that puts the lunar calendar out of phase with the sidereal solar calendar used and possibly indicates a Hellenistic origin. We then examine the calendars of Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, which superficially are similar to the Burmese calendars but have a completely different system of intercalation (Gislén, 2018; Ôhashi, 2006). Because Thailand, Laos and Cambodia have virtually the same luni-solar calendars, the Thai calendar is examined as a typical example.
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History of astronomy, Calendars, Burma, Myanmar
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National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand
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  author       = {{Gislén, Lars and Eade, J. C.}},
  issn         = {{1440-2807}},
  keywords     = {{History of astronomy; Calendars; Burma; Myanmar}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{3}},
  pages        = {{417--430}},
  publisher    = {{National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand}},
  series       = {{Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage}},
  title        = {{The Calendars of Southeast Asia : 2: Burma, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia}},
  url          = {{http://www.narit.or.th/files/JAHH/2019JAHHvol22/2019JAHH...22..417G.pdf}},
  volume       = {{22}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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