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Mingun Pahtodawgyi
By the time the construction project was abandoned, the pagoda had attained a height of 50 meters, one third of the intended height. An earthquake in 1839 caused huge cracks to appear on the face of the remaining structure.
On the Road to Mandalay
December 29th 2013 Thanks partly to Rudyard Kipling's evocative poem Mandalay, the name of Myanmar’s second city suggests images of a bygone Asia. Mandalay is a surprisingly young city, founded in 1857 by King Mindon partly to show the British, who were ruling Lower Burma from Rangoon, that his kingdom was still mighty. After being taken by the British in 1885, the city prospered until the Japanese invasi
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Britain conquered Burma over a period of 62 years (1824-1886) and incorporated it into its Indian Empire. Burma was administered as a province of India until 1937 when it became a separate, self-governing colony; independence from the Commonwealth wa... ... read more COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom
