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This document discusses the contested nature of legitimacy and history in Burma. It notes that legitimacy has always been disputed, involving kings, rulers, ethnic groups, and governments. This extends to historiography as well. The document uses the example of King Bagyidaw ordering a new history to be written after a war to remove references to defeat. In 1988, a popular uprising in Burma was violently suppressed by the military government, resulting in many deaths. There is an ongoing debate around who w

Author

Hans-Bernd Zoellner

Language

EN