Clement Williams

A rare letter from the Kinwun Mingyi to Clement Williams

Clement Williams is a very interesting figure in 19th century Burmese history. He first arrived in Burma in 1858 as an Assistant Surgeon in the British Army and went on to become the (British) Political Agent in Mandalay. He spoke Burmese fluently and impressed King Mindon, who came to regrd him as a friend. Within a year, however, he was replaced by his bitter rival Colonel Sladen. Over the 1870s he lived in Rangoon as a businessman and an agent...