Talk:Ba Than (historian)

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Did you know... that Ba Than, a school teacher, wrote the Burmese history textbook used in many Burma high schools from the 1930s to 1950s?

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 14:21, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Ba Than, a school teacher, wrote the high school Burmese history textbook used in many Burmese high schools between the 1930s and the 1950s? Source: (Ba Than 1951: 7–11) and (Myo Oo 2012: 2)
- ALT1:... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Reviewed: Lake Poway

Created by Hybernator (talk). Self-nominated at 02:26, 8 July 2020 (UTC).[reply]

The article is long enough and new enough. I assume good faith on the references that I can't read. The only problem is that while the article does state that it was used in Burmese high schools between the 1930s and the 1950s, it does not state that it was the "main" Burmese history textbook that was used in Burmese high schools. SL93 (talk) 12:09, 10 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SL93:, thanks for the review. I see your point. The 7th edition of the book (Ba Than 1951) itself says prewar English vernacular schools in Burma used English language Burmese history books. Anyway, I've modified the hook, which is supported by (Myo Oo 2012: 2), which is available online. (I've also added a couple of more references in the article.) Thanks. Hybernator (talk) 03:07, 11 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome. This is now ready to go. SL93 (talk) 03:11, 11 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]