{"id":2126,"date":"2019-01-22T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T10:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sophiedeboissieu.fr\/?p=2126"},"modified":"2019-01-22T13:09:45","modified_gmt":"2019-01-22T13:09:45","slug":"roi-mindon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sophiedeboissieu.fr\/eng\/roi-mindon\/","title":{"rendered":"THE KING MINDON"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOUIS-BARTH\u00c9L\u00c9MY: FRIEND OF KING MINDON OF BURMA (1870-1878)<\/h3>\n
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Mindon, the King of Burma, was looking to build a fleet in Mandalay. Fascinated by modern as well as French techniques, he sent a delegation to the inauguration of the Suez Canal in 1869. It was during this trip that Louis-Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my became acquainted with Burma.<\/span><\/p>\n

A year later, Burmese ministers having suggested my ancestor as the man to do the job, the Burmese king invited Louis Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my to create a fleet in his country, which did not have access to the sea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Louis-Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my quickly decided in favor of this extraordinary new opportunity for adventure and arrived in Mandalay in 1870 after 3 months of travel.<\/span><\/p>\n

To get more insight into his life and better understand the origin of the title \"Prince of Baluchistan\", I have been following his footsteps for the past 2 years, starting at the end.<\/span><\/p>\n

Arriving in Mandalay to build the Burmese fleet, Louis Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my quickly became a friend of the king\u2019s, who is described as jovial, friendly and cheerful, but also as a cruel tyrant capable of turning on one in a heartbeat.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In June 1872, Louis-Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my - Captain Morin - accompanied the Burmese ambassador received in Paris by the President of the French Republic, Mr Thiers.<\/p>\n

The mission\u2019s official objective was to strengthen businesses ties between France and Burma. King Mindon wanted to protect his country against pressure from the English, masters of lower\/south Burma.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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In March 1878, unknown assailants clubbed Louis-Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my badly enough to force his return to Saint-Malo in November. He died in January.<\/p>\n

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Mandalay has not changed much since Louis Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my left her. The city map remains the same.<\/p>\n

My first quest was to find his house, or at least its approximate location.<\/p>\n

I used the map of his compatriot and contemporary, Mr Vossion, which I found in the papers left behind by Louis-Barth\u00e9l\u00e9my.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>

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