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 people…

THE MON – SHAN – TAI The humans lived in the region that is now Myanmar as early as 11,000 years ago, but the first…

THE PYU KINGDOM The Pyu arrived in Myanmar in the 1st century BC and established city kingdoms at Binnaka, Mongamo, Sri Ksetra, Peikthanomyo, and Halingyi.…

THE PAGAN KINGDOM The Pagan Kingdom or Pagan Dynasty (849 – 1287) was the first kingdom to unify the regions that would later constitute the…

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 the…

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 Ava…

THE KONBAUNG DYNASTY IN MYANMAR Soon after the fall of Ava in 1752, a new dynasty rose in Shwebo to challenge the power of Hanthawaddy.…

THE BRITISH RULES Britain made all of Burma a province of India in 1886 with the capital at Rangoon. Traditional Myanmar society was drastically altered…

THE WAR WITH BRITAIN In response to the continued conquests of Myanmar, the British and the Siamese joined forces against Myanmar in 1824. The First…

THE WORLD WAR II AND JAPAN OCCUPATION Some Burmese nationalists saw the outbreak of World War II as an opportunity to extort concessions from the…

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 for…

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 Thakin…