The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s3.82
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c23.s3.82
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The return to upper Burma restored Kyaukse to the importance it had lost so long as the kingship was situated among the Delta rice fields. Instead of dedicating prisoners of war as slaves to pagodas, Thalun found a new use for them: he settled them as tenants at Kyaukse, where their families supplied labour for the canals and they themselves served in the guard at court.