British Burma Conflict

British Burma (1824–1948)

The country was colonized by Great Britain after three Anglo-Burman wars (1824-1885). The British government brought social, economic, cultural and administrative changes.

With the fall of Mandalay, all of Burma came under British rule, being annexed on January 1, 1886. Throughout colonial times, many Indians arrived as soldiers, officials, construction workers and merchants and, along with the community Anglo-Burmese, they dominated commercial and civil life in Burma. Rangoon became the capital of British Burma and an important port between Calcutta and Singapore.

Burmese resentment was strong and was deactivated in violent riots that paralyzed Yangon (Rangoon) from time to time until the 1930s. Part of the discontent was caused by a lack of respect for Burmese culture and traditions, such as the British refusal to take off their shoes when they entered the pagodas. Buddhist monks became the vanguards of the independence movement. U Wisara, an activist monk, died in prison after a 166-day hunger strike to protest a rule that prohibited him from wearing his Buddhist robes while in prison.

On April 1,

In addition, al-Qaeda indicated its intention to get involved in Myanmar. In a video posted on September 3, 2014, aimed primarily at India, militant group leader Ayman al-Zawahiri said al-Qaeda had not forgotten the Muslims in Myanmar and that the group was doing "everything possible to rescue him. " In response, the military raised its alert level, while the Association of Burmese Muslims issued a statement saying that Muslims would not tolerate any threat to their