| Author | Shin Sandalinka |
|---|---|
| Original title | မဏိ ရတနာပုံ |
| Translator | L. E. Bagshawe |
| Language | Burmese |
| Series | Burmese chronicles |
| Genre | Chronicle, History |
| Publisher | Konbaung dynasty |
Publication date | 24 September 1781 1871 (machine published) |
| Publication place | Myanmar |
Published in English | 1981 |
| Media type | parabaik, paperback |
| Pages | 399 (2009 edition) |
The Mani Yadanabon (Burmese: မဏိ ရတနာပုံ ကျမ်း, pronounced [mənḭ jədənàbòʊɴ tɕáɴ]; also spelled Maniyadanabon or Mani-yadana-bon) is an 18th-century court treatise on Burmese statecraft and court organization. The text is a compilation of exemplary "advice offered by various ministers to Burmese sovereigns from the late 14th to the early 18th century."[1] It is "a repository of historical examples illustrating pragmatic political principles worthy of Machiavelli".[2]
It was also the first Burmese historical text to link Burmese kings to the Shakya clan of the Buddha and ultimately to Maha Sammata, the first king of the world in Buddhist tradition.[3] It was one of the first four Burmese texts to be machine-published by the Burmese Konbaung dynasty in 1871.[4]