A Super Quick History of Myanmar (AKA Burma)

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[LimpoDragxon]

As a Burmese citizen, thank you for this video! Everything you said was true.

[Damnzippy]

As a myanmar citizens
I can say that all fact that he told are pretty accurate .
But he forgot talk about Burmese civil war between Communist Party of Burma ( CPB ) and Myanmar Socialist party ( with Nè Win 's own socialism ideology and military hold the power ) and Communist party has defeated by military,
invading of white Chinese ( Chinese Nationalist ).

[zsombortelek]

I heard that in Myanmar, there is a de facto independent state, called the Wa State, having it's own political system, administrative divisons and military, however it recognises the sovereignity of Myanmar over it's territory, which means Wa State is the only de facto independent state that doesn't recognise it's own independence.

[xanecosmo]

Your pronunciation nailed all of those Burmese names.
The way you said အနော်ရထာ was just perfect.

[lwinnaymin]

I am burmese and i must say you nailed much of the history, now in myanmar there is severe lack of electricy and i am sweating my balls off....

[hponeaungthet]

As a burmese myself, I got more information from you than from my school's lessons. You earned a sub mate

[kyawnyen]

so, you really make the history that we have to learn in 12 years into a 5 minutes video.

[discodino]

This has taught me more than I was taught in school in such short amount of time about my own country's history 😗

[RespectTheLogos]

The Burmese have suffered greatly in recent times and we hope this all stops soon enough.

Next is the African country with the continent’s other great big desert… Namibia! 🇳🇦

[mungmung]

I'm a Burmese myself and this is pretty accurate, to all those who are commenting that they learned here more than they learned from school, you guys clearly didn't pay attention to history class, lmao

[JustACatWithSunglasses]

Oh... YouTube recommends this video. I'm glad that the world is still remembering Myanmar 🗿👌






Not booming this country, I'm also a Burmese citizen :) Hoping for democracy 😔🙌

[mg_macus]

I am Burmese, so by watching this video I feel better and j=much happy about the life I am living in Myanmar. Thank You So Much.

[mayrbxplayz]

I don't live in Myanmar but I came from it and my parents were in a dangerous situation running from war roughly 4 times.

[maple_yuuka]

As a person from Myanmar, this video really made my day!

[waiyannyein]

This vid is the most feature rich, most accurate condensed history of Myanmar I've ever seen, thanks for the vid and hope this dictatorship ends sooner

[Lucid_]

Thank you for this video.
We, Burmese people, are very grateful for it.😊

[SaverforReggie]

I'm glad Myanmar is getting some acknowledgement,
There are many different ethnics, fighting or something.
I hope everyone is safe and a good night/day

[NeshWhorl]

as a Kachin who grew up in Burma and now is living in the us i am really grateful for what i have here

[NyanZawHtet]

Thank you so much for making a video about my country. We are still fighting to restore our democracy and topple the military dictatorship.

[linhtetaung]

Hello, Burmese and history enthusiast here. You have indeed nailed all of the points and your pronunciation of some of the names were quite brilliant.

Burmese history textbooks used in all schools in the country are heavily censored and they can be commonly be seen pushing for very violent narratives and mostly ignores the history of the ethnic minorities in the country. Access to archives are rare not only to foreign but Burmese scholars as well. Couple that with a heavily state-controlled media and it's a disaster waiting to happen. And it did happen in the form of the tragic Rohingya massacres. Videos like these are godsends that help diversify the Burmese people's view of history outside of the propaganda that is taught in schools; and in doing so help in recognizing and preventing more racial violence and ostracism in the country. Thank you.

Of course this being a quick 5 minute video, I can understand you leaving out some bits for brevity. But Burmese history, like all history, is pretty complicated. It's easy to break it down into just the 3 kingdoms and everything else in-between the first Burmese people and the English invasion is just some "dis-unity" to dismiss. Which is a narrative that's being pushed by the military government in schools and I feel that it'd be helpful if the history of the ethnic minorities in the country could be expanded.

And for folks who're interested, I'd also like to do my part in sharing some extra spicy Burmese history and trivia: (Burma = the country, Burmese = anyone living in Burma, Burman = the ethnic majority group)
- Burma is diverse, first and foremost. With at least 135 indigenous ethnic groups living in the country.
- While various Burman, Arakanese, Shan and Mon kingdoms documented their empires’ achievements by engraving on stone slabs, groups such as the Kachin and Karen people passed down their history orally, told from generation to generation. These oral records are windows to our past that will soon fade away if we don't work to preserve it.
- The Shan, Chin, Kachin, and Karen ethnic minority groups as well as other kingdoms played key roles in the dynasty era too but are often not mentioned.
- Burma played a role in WW2, and some Burmese guerrillas switched sides in the middle of the conflict. (Initially axis-aligned, cooperating with the invading Japanese to fight the British. Then allies-aligned after realising the Japanese only wanted a colony. And helping the British forces retake the country.)
- Burma gained independence after the signing of the Panglong agreement that paved the way for it. Reportedly the representative of the Burmans that attended was so skeptical of the fact that the British were actually willing to give independence that he was surprised at the desire expressed by the British delegations to proceed with some sort of Union of Burma.
- It was reputedly at Panglong that Aung San (the leader of the Burman independance movement) made his famous promise to the hill tribes: “If Burma gets one kyat [of currency] then you will get one kyat.” This promise has been subsequently cited by many ethnic minority organizations in criticizing economic inequality and discrimination on the part of the Burmese government in the following years of instability.
- Burma and its people have been subject to the "divide and conquer" method both by the British (and the Military Junta). Case in point is that the British only recruited Chin, Kachin and Karen people into the local military. When local rebellions happened, these forces were sent in. Thus, Burmans saw the ethnic minority groups as a sign of colonial oppression, while the ethnic minority groups saw the Burmans as brutal fascists after the Burmans fought alongside fascist Japan—and against the ethnic minorities under the British military—in WW2. Thankfully, this kind of view has now been mostly forgotten in today's society. Sadly however, there is still some inherent distrust between groups. The military-controlled media and school curriculum doesn't help with this either.
- Burma is the record-holder in two grim areas. 1. The longest civil war in history: The country that have been fighting the longest civil war: from 1948 and ongoing today; and 2. The country under the longest military control: from 1958 to ongoing today.