historical relics in Myanmar

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…