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The Anglo-Burmese people, also known as the Anglo-Burmans, are a community of Eurasians of Burmese and European descent; they emerged as a distinct community through mixed relationships (sometimes permanent, sometimes temporary) between the British and other Europeans and Burmese people from 1826 until 1948 when Myanmar gained its independence from the British Empire.
Migrants from both the Bamar and Karen ethnic groups constitute parts of Burmese communities in the United Kingdom. [2] [3] A large proportion of Burmese people who migrated to the country before 2011 were from the ethnic minority group of Karens, who sought to flee the military rule in Burma which was formed and led by ethnic Burmans. [4]
Many have settled in Europe, particularly in Great Britain. Following Myanmar's Independence (1948–1962), many Bamar have emigrated to Asian countries like Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan as well as to English-speaking countries like the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. [42]
A clickable map of Burma/Myanmar exhibiting its first-level administrative divisions. Myanmar is divided into seven states (ပြည်နယ်) and seven regions (တိုင်းဒေသကြီး), formerly called divisions. [162] Regions are predominantly Bamar (that is, mainly inhabited by Myanmar's dominant ethnic group).
Following the 1962 Burmese coup d'état, between 1963 and 1970, 155,000 Burmese Indians were repatriated to India and resettled by the Indian government in ‘Burma Colonies’ in cities like Chennai, Tiruchirappalli and Madurai. [33] Outside of Asia, there is also a significant diaspora in the United States, Australia, United Kingdom, and New ...
Burma contains over 100 different ethnic groups, though the term "Burmese" can be used to refer to the Bamar ethnicity. [ citation needed ] One of the smaller Asian diaspora, the most, between 1.5 and 2 million Burmese nationals live in neighboring Thailand , the largest destination for Burmese migrants.
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South Asians in the United Kingdom have been present in the country since the 17th century, with significant migration occurring in the mid-20th century. They originate primarily from eight sovereign states in South Asia which are, in alphabetical order, the countries of Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Nepal , Pakistan , and Sri Lanka .