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 | | In 1855 the King of Burmah directed a letter to the Marquis of Dalhousie in which he styles himself "His great, glorious, and most excellent Majesty, who reigns over the kingdoms of Thunaparanta, Tampadipa, and all the great Umbrella-wearing chiefs of the Eastern countries," andc. |
 | | In umbracullum it appears that no distinction is attached to the umbrella, since the poorer classes there use a cháta or small umbrella, made of leaves of the Okuni. |
 | | These are of conical form and have numerous ribs and stretchers. |
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