Lost Footsteps
Lost Footsteps

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World War Two (1942-1945)

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18th Century

The origin of today’s Myanmar men’s outfit
The origin of today’s Myanmar men’s outfit
There is a misconception that the outfit Myanmar men wear today is a very old one. In fact, it is around a hundred years old. It was only in the early 20th century when the traditional paso began to be replaced with the much simpler India-derived longyi and men began to wear English collarless shirts together with a Manchu ma gua (literally "horse jacket" for riding). A precursor of today's taik-pon, the fur-lined ma gua had been worn by the Manchu...

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The aim of this website is to promote interest in Myanmar's amazing history.Our hope is to challenge the often two-dimensional and uncritical views of history taught in Myanmar by reexamining key periods in the country's past. We would like as well to reveal the rich multicultural nature of Myanmar's history and its deep and ongoing ties to global events and trends.Finally, this website will also delve into the history of neighbouring regions, such as Yunnan in China and the Northeast in India, in the hope of introducing these places to a Myanmar audience.We believe that meeting Myanmar's many challenges today will require fresh imaginative thinking. This is turn will only be possible with a clear and critical understanding of Myanmar and global history.

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