Tamnan

Japanese: tamnan
Tamnan

...When referring to the "royal chronicles" in the narrow sense, they are often called "Pra-racha Pongsavadhan." While the "Tamnan," another type of historical book written in Pali or Thai, describes history within the framework of Buddhist history, the "Pongsavadhan" is characterized by always describing the king's achievements, focusing on the genealogy of the royal line, in Thai. Since the contents are often revised when the royal family changes, critical use is required.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "tamnan" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…狭義の〈王朝年代記〉を指す場合には〈プララーチャ・ポンサーワダン〉と呼ばれることが多い。もう一種のパーリ語ないしタイ語の史書である《タムナーンtamnan》が仏教史の枠組で歴史叙述を行うのに対し,〈ポンサーワダン〉は王統の系譜を中心に国王の治績を,かならずタイ語をもって叙述するのを特徴とする。王家の交代などに際し,しばしば内容の修正が加えられることがあるため,批判的利用が必要である。…

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