The local farmers became prey to south Indian money lenders who confiscated their land. Most of the jobs in the British-led administration were occupied by people brought from India and the local Bamar people were sidelined. It was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate self-governing colony. For the next millennium, the Burmese empire grew through conquests of Thailand ( Ayutthaya) and India ( Manipur), and shrank under attacks from China and internal rebellions.Įventually, Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into the British colonial Empire. The Mon and the Pyu are thought to have come from India, while the now dominant Bamar migrated through Tibet and, by 849, had founded a powerful kingdom centered on Bagan. Myanmar's people and history are a glorious mishmash of settlers and invaders from all fronts. It lies on the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea coast with Bangladesh and Republic of India to the west which is part of the same sub-region of Indoasia, China to the north, and Laos and Thailand to the east. Myanmar, or Burma, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar which is derived from the Burmese Empire (1500-1000BC) is a country in Southeast Asia. 10.3 Foreign Exchange Certificates (FECs)īurmese (official), English, Shan dialects, Kayin, Mon, Chinese dialects ( Hokkien, Cantonese), Hindi, Tamilīuddhist 89%, Christian 4% (Baptist 3%, Roman Catholic 1%), Muslim 4%, animist 1%, other 2% (mostly Hindu)Ģ20V/50Hz (American and/or Central Europe plug).
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