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Early History of the Shan/Tai
Nan Chao
A distinctly Tai kingdom called Nan Chao (650-1253 AD)
flourishing in what is now known as Yunnan and Sichuan
province of China. This great kingdom of all Tais was
founded over three hundred years before the Pagan Kingdom
(10-13 AD), the first historical kingdom of Burma. Nan
Chao maintained close relations with imperial China and
the two neighbours enjoyed cultural exchange.
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EARLIER HISTORY
According to Shan chronicles, the majority race in the Shan
State, who call themselves Tai, settled down in this present
area and established the first kingdom,Mao, in BC. 93, the
year counted as the beginning of the Shan Era. It was certainly
in existence in AD. 568, according to western record.
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The Tai of
the Shan State
By Nel Adams alias Sao Noan Oo
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Although the Shan State is geographically
in Burma, the Shans are different in their origin and
language from the other groups in that country. For example,
the Mons and the Burmans are ancient immigrant races from
the Tibetan Plateau, whereas the Shans, like the Thais
and Laotians, are descended from the Tais. These were
people from the independent region of Yunnan Province
in south-west China at a time when some of the provinces
existed as a separate entity from mainland China. (More)
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BUDDHISM IN SHAN STATE |
There can be found many types of people, tradition and
culture in Shan State.
However, over ninety per cents of the population in Shan
State are Buddhists and most of them are Shan people. (More)
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The Tai Ethnic Migration and Settlement in Myanmar
SAI AUNG TUN
Yangon University
Introduction
I would like to express my thanks to the organizers of the Yunnan Institute for Nationalities, China and the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Japan for making the necessary arrangements to enable me to attend the Kunming International Workshop on the "Dynamics of Ethnic Cultures Across National Boundaries in Southwestern China and Mainland Southeast Asia: Relations, Societies and Languages." (More)
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