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European writers called the Kachins "Kakhyens" until 1899. The book "The Great Queen is Coming 1890" described Major Ecy Brong was the first person who started using "Kachin" in Roman script. [ 5 ] It is also possible that the name comes from the Harari (Harla) word "qachin", which means thin, lean, slender, or narrow.
Despite the fact that all syntax, grammar, phonology, morphology, schools of thought, traditions, and culture are all the same while pronunciation, spellings, and alphabets differ (which is natural for different tribes within the same ethnic group), Kachins are divided and debating the terms Kachin and Jinghpaw Wunpawng.
The Shans were led by Nga Po Thaik, who claimed to have once been an elephant in a past life. Nga Po Thaik then convinced most of the Hukawng valley Kachins to rebel after saying that the BMP had been withdrawn to fight in World War I. The Kachins were then equipped with guns and Dha swords. [4]
The British commander Phayre was shot and killed in the skirmish and Bo Swe managed to hold his position at Padein. To salvage the loss of their commander, the British then sent reinforcements from Pagan led by Major Gordan with 95 rifles of the 2nd Bengal Infantry, 50 rifles of the Liverpool Regiment and 2 artillery pieces. On 19 July, Major ...
Kachin State (Burmese: ကချင်ပြည်နယ်; Kachin: Jinghpaw Mungdaw) is the northernmost state of Myanmar.It is bordered by China to the north and east (Tibet and Yunnan, respectively), Shan State to the south, and Sagaing Region and India (Arunachal Pradesh) to the west.
1800–1809 Humphry Davy invents the arc lamp when using Voltaic piles (battery) for his electrolysis experiments. 1802- Vasily Vladimirovich Petrov developed the first persistent electric arc [4] 1802 William Murdoch illuminates the exterior of the Soho Foundry with gas.
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA; Kachin: Wunpawng Mungdan Shanglawt Hpyen Dap; Burmese: ကချင်လွတ်လပ်ရေးတပ်မတော်) is a non-state armed group and the military wing of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO), a political group of ethnic Kachins in Northern Myanmar (formerly Burma).
Kachin peoples, a generalised term for six non-Burman ethno-linguistic groups in Kachin State.. Kachin people, including the main sub-branch of the Kachin people, for whom the term Jingpo (used in Yunnan, China) and Kachin (used in Myanmar) are considered interchangeable, and the Singpho people, members of the ethnic group living in Yunnan and Arunachal Pradesh, India.