King Alaungmintaya ’ s Golden L etter to King George II (7 May 1756)
In 1756 Myanmar king Alaungmintaya sent a diplomatic letter to King George II of Great Britain. It was not a run-of-the mill, ink-on-paper dispatch. The message, in Myanmar language, was engraved on a rectangular plaque made of gold, with a line of 12 rubies embedded on each of two sides.
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