State

Myanmar

country in Southeast Asia

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1948–1945
Founded
1948
Capital
Naypyidaw, Yangon
Government
republic
Languages
Burmese
Preceded by
British rule in Myanmar

Overview

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by India and Bangladesh to the northwest, China to the northeast, Laos and Thailand to the east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to the south and southwest. The country's capital city is Naypyidaw, while its largest city is Yangon (formerly Rangoon).

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Records (38)

  1. 1283 — Battle of BhamoBattle
  2. 1287 — Battle of PaganBattle
  3. 1301 — Second Mongol invasion of BurmaInvasion
  4. 1385–1424 — Forty Years' WarWar
  5. 1386–1388 — Ming–Mong Mao WarWar
  6. 1401–1403 — Ava–Hanthawaddy WarWar
  7. 1534 — Toungoo–Hanthawaddy WarWar
  8. 1547 — Toungoo–Mrauk-U WarWar
  9. 1765–1766 — Siege of KengtungSiege
  10. 1766 — Siege of KaungtonSiege
  11. 1824 — Battle of KamarutBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  12. 1824 — Battle of KemmendineBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  13. 1824 — Battle of KokeinBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  14. 1824 — Battle of MartabanBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  15. 1824 — Battle of RangoonBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  16. 1825 — Battle of Bassein, BurmaBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  17. 1825 — Battle of DanubyuBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  18. 1825 — Battle of PromeBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  19. 1825 — Battle of Wattee-GoungBattle · Burma ▸ United Kingdom
  20. 1826 — Battle of MellooneBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  21. 1826 — Battle of Pagahm-mewBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  22. 1826 — Battle of SittangBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  23. 1852 — Battle of Rangoon (1852)Battle
  24. 1852 — Battle of Bassein, BurmaBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  25. 1852 — Battle of PeguBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  26. 1852 — Battle of PromeBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  27. 1852 — Battle of RangoonBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  28. 1855 — Burmese–Siamese War of 1849-1855War
  29. 1885 — Third Anglo-Burmese WarWar
  30. 1942 — Rohingya conflictRebellion
  31. 1942 — Battle of YenangyaungBattle
  32. 1942 — Battle of Yunnan-Burma RoadBattle
  33. 1942 — Battle of PeguBattle
  34. 1942 — Battle of LashioBattle
  35. 1944 — Siege of MyitkyinaSiege
  36. 1944 — Battle of MogaungBattle
  37. 1945 — Kalagong massacreMassacre
  38. 1945 — Battle of LashioBattle

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