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Ancient Kingdoms

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February 12th 2015
We are now in Bagan, Myanmar. Ignore above location as the website does not give Bagan as a choice. Bagin is a village founded back in 9th century -- 849 by the Peu ethnic group who are the original Burmese people. At that time there was no Buddhism but Animalist was practiced which is a religion that honors the dead (OK, these are my interpretations, please don't quote for I am not accurate in my ... read more

Asia » Burma » Southern Burma » Myawaddy

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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