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The history of Myanmar (also known as Burma; Burmese: မြန်မာ့သမိုင်း) covers the period from the time of first-known human settlements 13,000 years ago to the present day. The earliest inhabitants of recorded history were a Tibeto-Burman-speaking people who established the Pyu city-states ranged as far south as Pyay ...
Myanmar,[f]officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar[g]and also known as Burma(the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asiaand has a population of about 55 million.[18]
Documenting and promoting aspects of modern visual culture, the Myanmar Photo Archive (MPA) is both a physical archive of photographs taken between 1890 and 1995 in Myanmar and the country's former period of British Burma. Further, MPA is an ongoing project for the public awareness of the country's social history. Through various exhibitions ...
Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Burmese script. Myanmar is divided into 21 administrative divisions, which include seven regions, seven states, one union territory, one self-administered division, and five self-administered zones.
Buddha images from the last days of the Burmese monarchy followed a style with a broad band across the forehead and tight curly hair with a prominent ushnisha. Images also returned to various materials including alabaster and bronze. This style was retained through the period of British colonialism. [28] Parabaik of royal activities, 1870s–1880s
The Hanthawaddy Kingdom (Mon: ဍုၚ် ဟံသာဝတဳ, [hɔŋsawətɔe]listen ⓘ; Burmese: ဟံသာဝတီ နေပြည်တော်; also Hanthawaddy Pegu or simply Pegu) was the polity that ruled lower Burma (Myanmar) from 1287 to 1539 and from 1550 to 1552. The Mon -speaking kingdom was founded as Ramaññadesa (Mon ...
The first fourteen years of independent Burma (Myanmar) were marred by several communist and ethnic insurgencies. Prominent insurgent groups during this period include the Communist Party of Burma (CPB, "white flags") led by Thakin Than Tun, the Communist Party (Burma) ("red flags") led by Thakin Soe, the People's Volunteer Organisation (Yèbaw Hpyu) led by Bo La Yaung (a member of the Thirty ...
Civil and state flag, civil and state ensign. Proportion. 2:3 [1] Adopted. 21 October 2010; 13 years ago (2010-10-21) Design. A horizontal triband of yellow, green and red; charged with a large white five-pointed star at the centre. The State Flag of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was adopted on 21 October 2010.