Burma under the Burma Rule: Burma began to take a new shape under British rule. Basically she remained a colony to be exploited by the mother country. But at the same time there was modernization of country both in the economic and political life. In words of Clyde: “By the beginning of the 20th century […]

Expansion of British rule in BURMA:   British control over Burma was fully established after Anglo-Burmese wars, which ultimately resulted in the fall of Burma and the victory of the Britishers. The third and last of these wars was fought in 1886, when finally Burma was annexed to British and Empire. Entry of the British […]

Burma in the 19Th century: In the beginning of 19th century Burma was being ruled from Ava. Hinyana Buddhism was the religion of the people. In the mountains and hills people lived in a state which was near primitive society. They had borrowed many traditions from India. Sanskrit and Pali were common languages spoken by […]

Early history : India and Burma have very close contact with each other since long. The west coast of the country known as Arakan is inhabited by Tibeteo-Burmese while on the east coast lived the Shans. Pagan was the main cultural centre of Burma in the ancient period. The Mongol invasions : In the 13th […]

Introduction: Burma is a small Asian nation bordering India and china. She was a part of India till 1937 and was a part of British imperialism as well. She was declared as an independent country by the Government of India Act, 1935. It has a land area of 261,789 square miles and a population of […]