Chen Yi-sein


Chen Yi-sein was a Sino-Burmese scholar who specialized in Burma–China relations from the mid-1950s until his death in March 2005. He was proficient in Burmese, Chinese and English. He was one of the first members of the Burma Historical Commission when it was established by U Kaung in January 1955. Chen served the commission from 1956 until 1987.
Chen was born in Pyapon, Irrawaddy Division, British Burma on 8 January 1924. A fourth generation Sino-Burmese, Chen's forebears came from Taishan, Guangdong. He died in Taipei, Taiwan on 23 March 2005.
During World War II, Chen served as a translator for the Allied Forces. Following the war, he served as a history researcher and lecturer at Rangoon University.
In December 2012, Thaw Kaung published a book, The Selected Writings of U Yi Sein, a compilation of Chen's writings, including 28 Burmese articles and 7 English articles on Burmese history from the 1st to 20th centuries, with a focus on Sino-Burmese relations and Chinese records of the Pyu people.

Publications

The following list is taken from The Selected Writings of U Yi Sein.
  • The Chinese Inscription at Pagan, The Bulletin of Burma Historical Commission, 1 : 153–7, 1960.
  • 緬北的金地珊族, 南洋文摘, 2: 33, 1961.
  • 緬甸吉耶族人的銅鼓-蛙鼓, 南洋文摘, 2: 39, 1961.
  • 緬甸的五座華僑廟宇, 南洋文摘, 2: 36, 1961.
  • '緬甸'考, 南洋文摘, 2: 39–40, 1961.
  • 蒲甘華文古碑之迷, 南洋文摘, 2: 36–7, 1961.
  • 古代中緬交通孔道 , 南洋文摘, 2: 17–8, 1961.
  • 景棟境內的拉祜族, 南洋文摘, 2: 42, 1961.
  • 緬甸華僑最早的報刊, 南洋文摘, 2: 48–9, 1961.
  • 緬甸最早的華僑學校, 南洋文摘, 2: 53, 1961.
  • 緬甸古代的錢幣, 南洋文摘, 3: 36–37, 1962.
  • 八莫 '威遠營' 碑文上的 '金沙' 與 '鬼窟', 南洋文摘, 3: 54, , 1962.
  • 模範緬華大辭典 , Rangoon, 1962.
  • 袖珍緬華辭典, Rangoon, 1963.
  • 緬甸史與蠻書, 南洋文摘, 4: 28–9, 1963.
  • The Chinese in Upper Burma before A. D. 1700, Journal of Southeast Asian Researches 2: 81–94, 1966.
  • The Chinese Revolution of 1911 and the Chinese in Burma, Journal of Southeast Asian Researches 2: 95–102, 1966.
  • 樊綽蠻書對緬甸史之貢獻, Journal of Southeast Asian Researches 3: 17–26, 1967.
  • 緬甸中部毗濕奴城遺址的發現, Journal of Southeast Asian Researches 3: 83–84, 1968.
  • ,, 1:37-9, 1969.
  • 明初之中緬關係, Part I, 鹿児島大学史錄, 2:1-32, 1969.
  • 明初之中緬關係, Part II, 鹿児島大学史錄, 3:11-28, 1970.
  • ,, 2:119-26, 1970.
  • 朱波考, 東南亞研究, 6: 97–105, 1970.
  • 模範緬華大辭典 , Reprint, Tokyo, 1970.
  • 元至元末年的中緬和平談判, Part I, 鹿児島大学史錄, 5:1-16, 1972.
  • 元至元末年的中緬和平談判, Part II, 鹿児島大学史錄, 7:23-31, 1974.
  • 元至元末年的中緬和平談判, Part III, 鹿児島大学史錄, 8:17-26, 1975.
  • ရှင်ဒိသာပါမေက္ခ ငြိမ်းချမ်းရေး မစ်ရှင်,, 1:41-57, 1977.
  • ,, 3:1-65, 1979.
  • ,, 4:1-39, 1979.
  • The Chinese in Upper Burma before 1700, Silver Jubilee Publication, Historical Research Department, Ministry of Culture, Aug 1982: 1-21, 1982
  • The Chinese in Rangoon during the 18th and 19th Centuries, Silver Jubilee Publication, Historical Research Department, Ministry of Culture, Aug 1982: 171–6, 1982. : Essays Offered to G. H. Luce by his Colleagues and Friends in honour of His Seventy-fifth Birthday, Artibus Asiae, Vol 1:107-11, 1966.
  • ,, 1:127-9, 1983.
  • ,, 2:107-13, 1983.
  • 仰光廣東公司（觀音古廟）史略，緬甸仰光廣東公司觀音古廟160週年紀念特刊：4-16, 1984.
  • , 10:217-230, 1984.
  • ,, 14:95-100, 14:178-184, 1984.
  • ,, 15:167-8, 1984.
  • ,, 19:130-40, 1985.
  • ,, 212:136-8, 1985.
  • , 5:7-22, 1985.
  • ပျူစောထီး သုတေသန,, 214:76-79, 215:122-126, 1986.
  • မျက်နှာမည်း, မိုးဝေ မဂ္ဂဇင်း,
  • မန်ရှူးကျမ်း မြန်မာပြန်, မိုးဝေ မဂ္ဂဇင်း, 216:99-102, 217:81-4, 218:61-4, 219:170-2, 220:179-82, 221:195-8, 222:159-62, 223:77-80, 224:121-4, 225:155-8, 226:77-80, 227:57-60, 228:157-60, 229:129-32, 230:153-6, 231:153-5, 232:147-50, 233:155-7, 1986–7.
  • , 31:112-8, 1987.
  • Review of Phases of Pre-Pagan Burma: Language and History, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 1:237-9, 1988.
  • 對伯希和兩道考內有關驃國的商榷, 大陸雜誌, 83:115-22, 1991.
  • '撣國'考, 大陸雜誌, 83:145-8, 1991.
  • 大德初年元軍圍攻木連城考, 大陸雜誌, 83:26-39, 1991.
  • 關於 '驃越'、'盤越' 與 '滇越' 的考釋, 大陸雜誌, 84:193-202, 1991.
  • 中國載籍內驃國史料的研究, 大陸雜誌,............, 1991.
  • '緬甸'考, In 中國載籍內驃國史料的研究, .......
  • 夫甘都盧與黃支, In 中國載籍內驃國史料的研究, 1991..........
  • 漢唐至宋元時期在緬甸的華人, 海外華人研究 2:41-57, 1992.
  • A Brief History of Overseas Chinese in Rangoon
  • A History of Overseas Chinese in Burma''