The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s3.68
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s3.68
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Pegū was burnt. Bayinnaung's palace, his radiant buildings decked with the spoil of conquered kings, went up in flames. It was a pitiful ending. The misery in lower Burma beggared description: the bodies of those who died of wounds or starvation filled the rivers and impeded the passage of boats, and men ate human flesh.