THE OVERVIEW OF MYANMAR HISTORY
THE BRIEF HISTORY OF MYANMAR The Mon are considered to be the first inhabitants of Myanmar possibly as early as 3,000 BC. The Mon…
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THE MON – SHAN – TAI
THE MON – SHAN – TAI The humans lived in the region that is now Myanmar as early as 11,000 years ago, but the…
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THE PYU KINGDOM The Pyu arrived in Myanmar in the 1st century BC and established city kingdoms at Binnaka, Mongamo, Sri Ksetra, Peikthanomyo, and…
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THE PAGAN KINGDOM The Pagan Kingdom or Pagan Dynasty (849 – 1287) was the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute…
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THE AVA AND PEGU (c. 1364-1555) After the collapse of Pagan authority, Myanmar was divided. A Burman Ava Dynasty (1364-1527) was eventually established at…
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THE TOUNGOO DYNASTIES IN MYANMAR The King Mingyinyo founded the First Toungoo Dynasty (1486–1599) at Toungoo, south of Ava, towards the end of the…
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THE KONBAUNG DYNASTY IN MYANMAR Soon after the fall of Ava in 1752, a new dynasty rose in Shwebo to challenge the power of…
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THE BRITISH RULES Britain made all of Burma a province of India in 1886 with the capital at Rangoon. Traditional Myanmar society was drastically…
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THE WAR WITH BRITAIN In response to the continued conquests of Myanmar, the British and the Siamese joined forces against Myanmar in 1824. The…
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THE WORLD WAR II AND JAPAN OCCUPATION Some Burmese nationalists saw the outbreak of World War II as an opportunity to extort concessions from…
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THE JAPANESE SURRENDER TO AUNG SAN’S ASSASSINAITON The surrender of the Japanese brought a military administration to Burma and demands to try Aung San…
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THE INDEPENDENT PERIOD OF BURMA *1948–1962 The first years of Burmese independence were marked by successive insurgencies by the Red Flag Communists led by…
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