Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Donald M. Seekins . 2014.
Sittoung River — See Sittang River … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Sittang River — The Sittang (known as the Sittoung in earlier romanisations) is a river in Burma (in Bago Division except for a part near the mouth which borders on Mon State), located in the south of the country between the Irrawaddy and Salween Rivers. The… … Wikipedia
Irrawaddy River — Coordinates: 15°51′19″N 95°14′27″E / 15.85528°N 95.24083°E / 15.85528; 95.24083 … Wikipedia
Introduction — When Burma (Myanmar) achieved independence from British colonial rule in 1948, many observers viewed it with its high standards of education and abundant natural resources as one of the Asian countries most likely to achieve economic… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
World War II in Burma — (Military Operations) Burma was the site of some of the largest battles of World War II. Following the outbreak of war between Japan and Britain on December 8, 1941, the Japanese air force carried out bombing raids against Rangoon (Yangon)… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Mandalay Division — One of Burma s 14 states and divisions, with an area of 37,946 square kilometers (14,651 square miles) and an estimated population in 2000 of 6.76 million (1983 census figure: 4,577,762). The divisional capital is Mandalay, which was Burma s… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
World War II, Ethnic Minorities in — World War II and the Japanese Occupation transformed relations between the indigenous and nonindigenous ethnic minorities and the Burman (Bamar) ethnic majority. In Lower Burma, the Japanese invasion and antiIndian incidents led to the… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Federal Movement — (1961 1962) A movement organized by leaders of the ethnic minorities, especially the Shans (Tai), to amend the Constitution of 1947 to make it more genuinely federal in character. In Shan State, support for the movement was inspired not… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Minkyinyo, King — (r. 1486 1531) Founder and first monarch of the Toungoo (Taungoo) Dynasty. His small state, Toungoo (Taungoo), located in the valley of the Sittang (Sittoung) River, attracted many Burman chiefs following the occupation of Ava (Inwa) by the … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
Pyinmana — A town located 320 kilometers (200 miles) north of Rangoon (Yangon) in the southern part of Mandalay Division. Pyinmana was the site of the headquarters of the Burma Defence Army during World War II and an insurgency by the Communist Party of… … Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar)
