Abstract

• French adventurers except missionaries in Myanmar during the Konbaung period (1752-1885). The special study of this paper is made to know more about the comings and goings of French artillerymen and gunners, merchants, adventurers, mechanists and engineers who had served and done in Myanmar during the Konbaung period (1752-1885). The comings and goings of French adventurers, merchants, technicians and mercenaries had to play an important role in FranceMyanmar relations in Konbaung period. Myanmar tried to establish her relations with France to defend the country against colonialism. However, France had established her relations with Myanmar with the intention to enjoy both economic and political benefits out of it. From 1752, when Alaungmintaya ascended the throne, to 1885, when Theebaw was deposed and taken away to exile, a great number of westerners including French adventurers, merchants, mercenaries and technicians arrived in Myanmar especially in Upper Myanmar. In the studying of this paper the available sources or reference books are received from the Universities Library, Yangon University Central Library, National Library and National Archive. As a results of this paper is to know about the history of the arrival of French except missionaries in Myanmar during the Konbaung period for the coming generations in future who are interesting in Franco-Myanmar relations during the Konbaung Period (1752-1885).