British colonial rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948, from the successive three Anglo-Burmese wars through the creation of Burma as a province of British...
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Anglo-Burmese War. Following the war, Burma came under the rule of the British Raj as one of its provinces. From 1937, the British governed Burma as a...
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Burmese Days is the first novel by English writer George Orwell, published in 1934. Set in British Burma during the waning days of empire, when Burma...
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Burma Independence Act 1947, which brought to an end British rule in Burma (now known as Myanmar). The date is now celebrated as Independence Day, a national...
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The British Raj (/rɑːdʒ/ RAHJ; from Hindustani rāj, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, lasting...
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Military rule in Myanmar (also known as Burma) lasted from 1962 to 2011 and resumed in 2021. Myanmar gained its independence from the British Empire in 1948...
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Secretary of State for India (redirect from Secretary of State for India and Burma)
India and Pakistan. Burma soon achieved independence separately in early 1948. India Office British Raj British rule in Burma Governor-General of India...
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group living in Myanmar (formerly Burma). While the Gurkhas have lived in Burma for many centuries, it was during the British rule in Burma, that the majority...
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Burma Independence Army (BIA) was a pro-Japanese and revolutionary army that fought for the end of British rule in Burma by assisting the Japanese in...
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implemented during British rule in Burma. "The first Government high school was founded by the British colonial administration in 1874. Two years later...
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office) Myanmar Politics of Myanmar List of colonial governors of Burma President of Myanmar Vice President of Myanmar Prime Minister of Myanmar State Counsellor...
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migration of Burmese speakers from Upper Burma into Lower Burma. British rule in Burma eroded the strategic and economic importance of the Burmese language;...
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and annexed following three Anglo-Burmese wars in the 19th century. Initially governed as part of British India, Burma was formed into a separate colony...
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dynasty in the Third Anglo-Burmese War, British colonial rule and westernisation have shaped various aspects of Myanmar culture. Today, Myanmar's culture...
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Shan States (category 13th century in Burma)
in British Burma. They were analogous to the princely states of British India. The term "Shan States" was first used during the British rule in Burma...
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kingdom. The Burmese in these wars were advancing into smaller states not ruled by the British or the subject of expansionist goals by the British before the...
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The Burma Frontier Force was a paramilitary police force in British Burma. It was created in 1937 by the Burma Frontier Force Act (Burma Act I of 1937)...
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Under the British Raj (1858–1947), administrative boundaries were extended to include a few other British-administered regions, such as Upper Burma. Increasingly...
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Burmese Empire and British Empire during the 19th century. The war resulted in a British victory with more Burmese territory being annexed to British...
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Dutch India (redirect from Dutch rule in India)
colonies to the British, to prevent them from being overrun by the French. Although Dutch Coromandel and Dutch Bengal were restored to Dutch rule by the Anglo-Dutch...
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Arakan (category Historical regions in Myanmar)
active in the region. Arakan Division was a part of British India and later fell under British rule in Burma. Arakan was a major rice exporter in the world...
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1857, the British Government took over the administration to establish the British Raj. The British Raj was the period of British Parliament rule on the...
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Shooting an Elephant (category British rule in Burma)
The British Empire gradually annexed Burma over a period of 63 years (1823–1886) during which three Anglo-Burmese Wars took place, and Britain incorporated...
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local Burmese and many ethnic Myanmar groups such as, Rakhine, Shan, Karen, Mon etc. The population of the Muslims increased during the British rule of Burma...
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cultivated in the country. British rule in Burma between the 19th and 20th centuries led to the establishment of Burmese Indian and Sino-Burmese communities...
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Federated Shan States (category British rule in Burma)
British rule in Burma. The federation was established in order to facilitate the future transfer of the Shan principalities to the Governor of Burma....
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East India Company rule in India (or the Company Raj, from Hindi rāj, lit. 'rule') was the rule of the British East India Company on the Indian subcontinent...
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Karenni States (category 18th century in Burma)
in the area of present-day Kayah State, eastern Burma. They were located south of the Federated Shan States and east of British Burma. The British government...
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from British rule on 4 January 1948. In the 19th century, following three Anglo-Burmese Wars, Burma was colonized by Britain. On 1 April 1937, Burma became...
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The Penal Code of Myanmar is the official criminal code of Myanmar. The code was enacted on 1 May 1861 during British rule in Burma and is divided into...
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