The Tragic Story Of Myanmar's Forgotten Royal Family | Burma's Lost Royals

In 1885 the British army invaded Burma and deposed its King. He died in exile, ending a thousand years of monarchy. The royal family vanished, and the country was plunged into war and the longest military dictatorship of modern times. But after a century of silence they are back, and they’re on a journey to bring the family - past and present - back together. Filmed through three years of seismic change in Burma, this is the story of a family and a country emerging from the darkness.
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  • @sarahmoore7890
    @sarahmoore78903 жыл бұрын

    I feel his frustration and his pain. Imagine all that legacy, gone and taken just because someone in another country sees your country as a toy to be have.

  • @dayangmarikit6860

    @dayangmarikit6860

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you think that this is bad... wait till you hear what Spain did to the royals and nobles in the Philippines. They were either executed or exiled to Mexico, after Spain discovered a conspiracy that the native aristocracy made to overthrow them. The saddest part is that most people know nothing about this. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zapp2qysZs-dkZM.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5N2zNZ_pZqyY5s.html www.quora.com/What-are-some-remarkable-ancient-civilizations-most-people-dont-know-about/answer/Dayang-C-Marikit

  • @nncdrmr

    @nncdrmr

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now maybe it's time to get rid of the British Royal family???

  • @paololuckyluke2854

    @paololuckyluke2854

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nncdrmr 🖕🏿

  • @mandya6697

    @mandya6697

    3 жыл бұрын

    His ancestors dynasty was not that powerful nor important. But he acted the opposite.

  • @al-ew5rp

    @al-ew5rp

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@nncdrmr Yassssss their time will come

  • @NurseArielPhysiotherapists
    @NurseArielPhysiotherapists3 жыл бұрын

    They should be included as part of the curriculum in school so that new generations should not forget their history. History should not be forgotten.

  • @risunshin

    @risunshin

    3 жыл бұрын

    The education is from the government and the governments don’t like to teach the people about the Royal family.

  • @IrishAnnie

    @IrishAnnie

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well tell that to BLM and ANTIFA. They want ALL history erased to their liking.

  • @jrdn48

    @jrdn48

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes. To just keep the hostility going, ain't that right?

  • @janelee5993

    @janelee5993

    3 жыл бұрын

    'British Colonial History' has just been introduced to the national curriculum in Scottish schools. Not before time.

  • @ayechan1482

    @ayechan1482

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't worry sweetie we never forget :)

  • @elf_vip_sone_blackjack_arm2254
    @elf_vip_sone_blackjack_arm22543 жыл бұрын

    As a Sri Lankan I feel the pain the people of Burma feel since we too went through a similar path when the British colonised Sri Lanka and destroyed our royal family and literally everything else. It saddens me that we don’t have a single descendants from our royal family.

  • @nosense1361

    @nosense1361

    3 жыл бұрын

    yhh, but who knows?

  • @nosense1361

    @nosense1361

    3 жыл бұрын

    innath puluwn

  • @jessicahaubiaksiam1921

    @jessicahaubiaksiam1921

    10 ай бұрын

    How many countries does the british breaks down.Im also called as illegal immigrant in india in my own land just becoz i spoke the same language of some community in chinland,myanmar.Who has divided us from our communities.i was born and brought up in manipur,yet few of my communities are from myanmar.Now the meitei called me illegal immigrant though my forfather stayed in manipur in centuries.i was called illegal immigrants jist bcoz of the same language i spoke frm myanmar.The british is really really bad causing me this much pain to even be called as illegal immigrants bcoz of their mistakes.

  • @Otakuliosan

    @Otakuliosan

    10 ай бұрын

    dont feel pain too much bcos if royal family still exist u probably be a slave now

  • @mfbj8006

    @mfbj8006

    8 ай бұрын

    And if the royal family still exists, u guys gonna having or complaint a different issues.

  • @PositivelyPresent1
    @PositivelyPresent13 жыл бұрын

    I live in India, Maharashtra. I had been to Ratnagiri a few years back and I saw Thiba’s palace which is now a museum. We just went around it without giving it a second thought, because nobody knows anything about Thiba. Today while watching this documentary, I remembered it, and I am feeling sorry, for the neglect of king Thiba. His “palace” is just a kind of a regular house. How lonely he must be feeling in the foreign land among foreign people, strange language and strange foods!

  • @AlexandriaTheSecond

    @AlexandriaTheSecond

    6 ай бұрын

    Sounds great. I can smell some onions here ❤

  • @PositivelyPresent1

    @PositivelyPresent1

    6 ай бұрын

    @@AlexandriaTheSecond yes, it was really sad… u might even find KZread videos about the place. Not even the locals or anybody around knows anything about Thiba, only that he was some unknown distant king who was living in this simple straw house.. that’s all… ! When we went to the place as it is listed as a tourist spot, we were literally disappointed because the name of the place is “thiba’s palace” and the actual place is nothing like a palace, it’s just a regular home !

  • @asturias9025
    @asturias90253 жыл бұрын

    Deeply ironic for the British to go around destroying so many monarchies in Asian countries when they revere their own monarchy and still have a monarchy... the royal family in Singapore when it was still Temasek were also met with a pitiful fate... wish someone could do a documentary on what happened to them too

  • @greentea9206

    @greentea9206

    3 жыл бұрын

    @George Nathanael they loot all the golds they could find. That was the reason

  • @jonathanbennetts2632

    @jonathanbennetts2632

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@greentea9206 Rubies not gold. Im British, I live in Thailand. And yes I am ashamed of my politicians past actions, but we as descendants of our past generations cannot turn back the clock even if we wish we could. Please don't poke fingers at the generation that lives in the U.K now. My generation, it took months to get to South East Asia back then. not a 12 hour flight from Heathrow. History is a thing to treasure. Did the Romans care about the millions they murdered and do we really care now? We cannot turn back the clock, but we can come together as a global population like the woman in this post wants. Let's start being Humanist instead of religionists. Religion has caused more death in history than anything else, more death than colonialism, never forget that fact.

  • @jonathanbennetts2632

    @jonathanbennetts2632

    3 жыл бұрын

    @George Nathanael And the Thais sacking Angkor. The largest city in the world at the time. History is History and we can't change it.

  • @jonathanbennetts2632

    @jonathanbennetts2632

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@greentea9206 and it's looted. Verb 3

  • @Lo-ed4fq

    @Lo-ed4fq

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Leonard Carr i thought its because of the Johore royals fondness for anything "British"

  • @justRuwanthi
    @justRuwanthi3 жыл бұрын

    British destroyed many countries with rich cultures.

  • @fannetastic8097

    @fannetastic8097

    3 жыл бұрын

    most of them are asian and pacific

  • @Divambi

    @Divambi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fannetastic8097 And African too

  • @fannetastic8097

    @fannetastic8097

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Divambi indeed

  • @reyesdanny5907

    @reyesdanny5907

    3 жыл бұрын

    true. like spain and US. their wealth came from Asian countries. especially here in southeast Asia. they corrupted the wealth of other countries.

  • @ayeTobi

    @ayeTobi

    3 жыл бұрын

    So does France.

  • @thimaskham
    @thimaskham3 жыл бұрын

    omg...I am Burmese and I learned only a little about them in school. The previous military government didn't want people to know about the history of Burma. I don't even know the descendants of our King Tibaw are still alive until I watch this. I will definitely go visit Ratnagiri one day :(

  • @sherrimurphy5332

    @sherrimurphy5332

    10 ай бұрын

    The British of the past not only destroyed Royal families in Asian countries when they colonized those countries but also destroyed all their assets, palaces and history that was important to them. British historians created false narratives as real history never mentioning the atrocities they committed to the local dignitaries as well as civilians. As a result history is controversial and is not taught in schools in previously colonized Asian counties.

  • @lucca_lee

    @lucca_lee

    8 ай бұрын

    In Thailand, approximately half of Thai history books focus on the war between Siam and Myanmar as their primary subject, including entire chapters dedicated to the British invasion of Myanmar. What is interesting is that I already have knowledge of this topic from Thai history books since I was a kid!, and it's quite surprising to hear from you that it isn't emphasized as much in Myanmar schools. It's essential to study this history because, whether good or bad, it forms the foundation of the country and helps people understand and avoid repeating the same mistakes. Do your history books mention that Myanmar attacked Siam and burned down Ayuthaya not just once, but twice? There are specific reasons for this, although I won't delve into that here lol Nonetheless, this incident was the primary reason why Siam relocated its capital to Bangkok, but there are no hard feelings regarding it. There must be Burmese historical records, as Thai historians often use them as references in Thai history records. It can be quite enjoyable to read about just like the Lord of the Ring Trilogy or something.

  • @leileiwin8569

    @leileiwin8569

    7 ай бұрын

    ​@@lucca_leethe military government only allowed "good" history in school textbooks. From what I've learned when I was in school, we entirely skipped the part when the military took over and just wrote in a few sentences, "and so Myanmar achieved peace & stability etc etc". The books described the British as 'demons' or smth, I don't remember much & I don't have an opinion. Many people still hate the British here

  • @khin4193

    @khin4193

    Ай бұрын

    @@leileiwin8569well as they should. everything that's happening in myanmar (civil war, division between different ethnic groups, military coup, etc) is the direct consequences of colonialism. the British stripped away our natural resources, exploited the country to the point where nothing valuable left of, and destroyed our history. how strange of the once colonized Burmese people to hate on their colonizer

  • @nakolhira3952
    @nakolhira39528 ай бұрын

    Kind of ironic how the last emperor of India is buried in Burma and the last king of Burma in India

  • @nombusomngadi5110

    @nombusomngadi5110

    4 ай бұрын

    Knowing how the British operate, it was probably intentional, to turn the two against each other or ensure either one never rose up

  • @LaChicaPlastica

    @LaChicaPlastica

    Ай бұрын

    It was not coincidental.

  • @rabiaamin8568
    @rabiaamin85683 жыл бұрын

    My mom’s adopted parents were Burmese, who escaped the country after ww2/communism take over. I grew up listening to stories of Burma and I’ve always been so curious about it’s history. One day I’d love to go to Burma and see the country first hand. Thank you for this video.

  • @instantgratification3925

    @instantgratification3925

    3 жыл бұрын

    Communism take over? Lmao.

  • @theburmesemonarchist5456

    @theburmesemonarchist5456

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well under General Ne Win, burma became a Socialist country. His "Burmese way to Socialism" devastated the economy. Turning burma into what it is today.

  • @phyuphyuthin4260

    @phyuphyuthin4260

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theburmesemonarchist5456 Exactly! He ruled the country for over 20 years and the descendants of that tyrant took over the country again, making it worse than ever. Over those awful 60 years, Myanmar be like "hero to zero" and we are starting everything over again.

  • @theburmesemonarchist5456

    @theburmesemonarchist5456

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@phyuphyuthin4260 Agree. Look at burma now, it pains me to see this once great country slowly turning into a shithole.

  • @barber2705

    @barber2705

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theburmesemonarchist5456 ne win's socialism was more like right leaning

  • @danialroslan1531
    @danialroslan15313 жыл бұрын

    Ironic that the last Mughal king was exiled to Burma, while the last Burmese king was exiled to India.

  • @sandrosadhukhan

    @sandrosadhukhan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Waah!

  • @6STFU9

    @6STFU9

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't know. Thanks for the free knowledge. You learn every day.

  • @thendino1

    @thendino1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its by design....Indian and Burma have much more in common than the Mughals....who were essentially foreigners....

  • @danialroslan1531

    @danialroslan1531

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thendino1 and yet both countries don't accept the Rohingyas. The Brits are foreigners too yet their invasion was accepted.

  • @danialroslan1531

    @danialroslan1531

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Amit Kumar bcos the previous inhabitants couldn't defend their land from the Mughals? Funny being exploited by the Brits is accepted, yet Mughals are not.

  • @samuellian2151
    @samuellian21513 жыл бұрын

    Who's watching this after the coup d'etat? Will history repeat? Or will it never be the same?

  • @HelloNurse678

    @HelloNurse678

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully the Royal family is ok. From Australia

  • @uk7900

    @uk7900

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me. Here I am.

  • @lordt-nychimaru674

    @lordt-nychimaru674

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me

  • @brahmburgers

    @brahmburgers

    3 жыл бұрын

    People are a flawed species. Patterns of human history will continue, with some variations. The trend, worldwide, is leaning to oppression by force. Sad times ahead.

  • @aungphyo3271

    @aungphyo3271

    3 жыл бұрын

    Recent coup d'etat is not the same as the British annexation. King Thibaw's rule was an absolute totalitarianism and the British rule was much more softer and much more democratic.They introduced fair judiciary system,better educational system,better transport routes etc.The opposite is happening here in Burma today.So,the concept of 'HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF' can't be applied in current situation.

  • @vanessakit2604
    @vanessakit26043 жыл бұрын

    As Burmese, I had no idea we have our queen’s tomb in Yangon until I watch this documentary. That’s the consequence of the unqualified education system during our times. I hope new generation will be shed with a light to dig deeper on our own history. I am quite fed up with our country’s situation right now with Military Junta going on. As I was searching the update news on intentional media, I come across this video. Thanks for making this. I am praying for the safety of our country.

  • @popskyi1

    @popskyi1

    9 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I pray you be safe too.

  • @HENRY.799

    @HENRY.799

    4 ай бұрын

    Same

  • @lucyquintovloggs8302

    @lucyquintovloggs8302

    2 ай бұрын

    Amen, praying your Country is a very big help.

  • @StephanieJoRountree
    @StephanieJoRountree3 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating. I had a Burmese penpal in the late 50s. I always wondered what happened to him, as he just stopped communicating. Now I understand how chaotic it must have been.

  • @--enyo--

    @--enyo--

    3 жыл бұрын

    Stephanie Jo Rountree Wow. That must have been interesting. How did you contact them in the first place?

  • @StephanieJoRountree

    @StephanieJoRountree

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@--enyo-- I was a 2nd grader living in Aberdeen, SD. It was my school that set up the program.

  • @lefemmeecrivain3881

    @lefemmeecrivain3881

    3 жыл бұрын

    whoa it took you this long to figure that out haha? thank god for the youtube! kudos for schooling in South Dakota....i lived in Platte as the librarian there for three years....lots of blizzards and boredom!!!

  • @StephanieJoRountree

    @StephanieJoRountree

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@lefemmeecrivain3881 It took me that long to figure out what? 5 years? Stop talking. You're an uneducated idiot .I'm 70 with experience. Can you beat that?

  • @xocrow1120

    @xocrow1120

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@StephanieJoRountree lol bruh

  • @DClifeMr
    @DClifeMr3 жыл бұрын

    I like how the green princess pov. She was really thinking for the future not only for Burma but also for the whole world. She understands that you need to plan out prior especially if you're changing how a nation is going to be governed.

  • @annehaight9963

    @annehaight9963

    3 жыл бұрын

    She seems very wise and has no personal ego at stake, unlike her brother, who just wants to be king.

  • @DClifeMr

    @DClifeMr

    3 жыл бұрын

    Anne Haight although her brother insisted that he don’t have any plans of returning the monarchy of Burma, the idea of inciting such concept will possibly open the minds of the Burmese people. For me, I don’t oppose if the monarchy will return; however, the question whether they can govern and take the responsibility of nation building will arise. According to history (example, nations after worldwar 1 and french revolution), it is not an easy feat to do and to maintain...

  • @arliesam948

    @arliesam948

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DClifeMr beautifully said

  • @user-pd9ju5dk5s

    @user-pd9ju5dk5s

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DClifeMr Stfu. Do you even know any Burmese? Majority of Burmese don't even like the monarchy for good reasons. They're hypocrites to be calling Brits oppressors

  • @jmsmung5790
    @jmsmung57903 жыл бұрын

    This is so sad. Imagine trying to hide your real identity even at your own home place.

  • @suneethavenkatesh3809

    @suneethavenkatesh3809

    3 жыл бұрын

    Royal family members should fight for their property

  • @sandysandhu4846
    @sandysandhu48463 жыл бұрын

    We Indians, always support the King's great grand son to take the kings remains back to mynmar and be happy .. Love INDIA love BURMA..

  • @racheallange2056

    @racheallange2056

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like him he seems so down to earth and has since of humor ...Just get the feeling he is a nice person..

  • @naznaznin435

    @naznaznin435

    3 жыл бұрын

    Stupid.

  • @aungphyo3271

    @aungphyo3271

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your last Indian emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar or Bahadur Shah II's remains are in Burma.Let's exchange the two remains.LOL.

  • @jaymatt4194

    @jaymatt4194

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@aungphyo3271 Mughals were weakened before British era but Marathas ,Sikhs and British kept them as token rulers

  • @jaymatt4194

    @jaymatt4194

    3 жыл бұрын

    Half of Burma's population was indian but was forcefully evicted. If Burma had a big indian population army wouldn't be this powerful and would have been much better country

  • @paoloarceo1835
    @paoloarceo18353 жыл бұрын

    The king's remains should be brought back to his home. Britain should shoulder all the cost - even the upkeep of his tomb. Peace! :)

  • @paoloarceo1835

    @paoloarceo1835

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Memcha Laishram Colonization is brutal and colonizers should own up to their mistakes. My country, the Philippines, had its fair share of Spanish, American and Japanese brutality. Good thing we are a forgiving people. A lot of local history is lost with colonization. These so-called "world powers" are ultimately liable for this. Looking back, what they've done is truly shameful. No use living in the past, though. However, the decent and educated thing to do is always acknowledge the wrong you have done - no matter how hurtful it may be.

  • @dayangmarikit6860

    @dayangmarikit6860

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Memcha Laishram - If you think that this is bad... wait till you hear what Spain did to the royals and nobles in the Philippines. They were either executed or exiled to Mexico, after Spain discovered a conspiracy that the native aristocracy made to overthrow them. The saddest part is that most people know nothing about this. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zapp2qysZs-dkZM.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/h5N2zNZ_pZqyY5s.html www.quora.com/What-are-some-remarkable-ancient-civilizations-most-people-dont-know-about/answer/Dayang-C-Marikit

  • @adolphCat

    @adolphCat

    3 жыл бұрын

    All people groups have done evil things to other people groups if you go far enough back into history. So everyone paying reparations to everyone is not going to solve anything. We must mutually forgive each other and create a human culture in wish different people groups give other people groups proper respect and give other groups a fitting autonomy to handle their own affairs. It is ashame that the British Monarch did not respect an other Monarch as being like herself an anointed of the LORD.

  • @suengnyanga7086

    @suengnyanga7086

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@paoloarceo1835 God bless Rizal.

  • @jasonkhant4170

    @jasonkhant4170

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Winners are kings and losers are beggers". This is how the world works

  • @addiatmeikokusuma8058
    @addiatmeikokusuma80583 жыл бұрын

    The great grandson Soe Win would be a great king.. There is something very noble about him.. The way he sat in the royal chair when he was in India indeed majestic.. And he seems a very caring and kind man

  • @gkheng

    @gkheng

    3 жыл бұрын

    you might land him in trouble, when the democratic is in its infancy, just like his cousin said

  • @vince8723

    @vince8723

    3 жыл бұрын

    we have to be careful about romanticizing and simplifying the whole thing. Burma was concurred just as they concurred others. Burma was not a peaceful nation at that time in any way shape or form. they waged wars to expand their empire as well. even after the British left. A Burmese monarchy that ruled everything and proclaimed themselves as gods on top of that?, they had gold spatoons and servants (nice word for slaves) while the people lived a hard life. i would not like to have been there at that time. read between the lines. im not saying England was an angel in all of this, but they did leave countries to rule themselves in such places as India where peace prevailed for the most part. I hate to say it but Brittan still had colonies such as Singapore, hong kong, Canada where people still were given the chance to rise up to the challenge and better themselves if they really wanted. Some did some did not. France and Spain on the other hand....

  • @vince8723

    @vince8723

    3 жыл бұрын

    i could do with less monarchs. only causes wars

  • @tysonlinwood5073

    @tysonlinwood5073

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree he is wise and I would say his cousin was a better fit because she was a lot more wise but as they both agreed a monarchy is just not the right path anymore they have drifted as a nation for too long to swim back to that but I do also agree that he has a good mind for having a say in putting the country back together he’s wise and has obviously had a lot of life experience

  • @deepankaryonzon1681

    @deepankaryonzon1681

    3 жыл бұрын

    Too docile too wield supreme authority , chances are he'll probably get assasinated if he acquires power

  • @oppaarif9394
    @oppaarif93943 жыл бұрын

    It is better for Myanmar to adopt a royal system who would be cares about the fate and welfare of its people than under a military dictatorial system that only cares for the interests of itself and their group.

  • @officialcrustina

    @officialcrustina

    3 жыл бұрын

    WELL SAID!!!!

  • @alexandrosnoctiluca7360

    @alexandrosnoctiluca7360

    3 жыл бұрын

    ikr :'(

  • @James-eo6bu

    @James-eo6bu

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ill give u maybe

  • @brahmburgers

    @brahmburgers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yet, there's a problem with Royal lines: If the top regent is decent, then it works well. If the top regent is bad, then it's bad for the people. Thailand, now, is an example of the latter. Democracy is best.

  • @GlazingMyGoat

    @GlazingMyGoat

    3 жыл бұрын

    The problem is that there are many royal blood related descents , like the late king / father of the last king of Burma had many wives like over 150 wives that people even lost count of and had over 170 children. So the royal blood line still DO exist but they're mixed so yes.

  • @byron-ih2ge
    @byron-ih2ge3 жыл бұрын

    the queen still has an indian diamond as her main crown jewel shouting out loud to the world " we are the biggest thieves in this world"!!

  • @byron-ih2ge

    @byron-ih2ge

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Play Google oh didnt know u can bring things from a country which isnt even alive yet!! Nice. I do need these special powers .

  • @byron-ih2ge

    @byron-ih2ge

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Play Google ya sure legally acquired from a kingdom which had been completely annexed and a king who happened to be a 15 yr old child who was kidnapped and kept in house arrest in the uk for majority of his life where he was made to forget that he used to be a king in his early yrs , have some shame .

  • @byron-ih2ge

    @byron-ih2ge

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Play Google duleep Singh is that fine.

  • @byron-ih2ge

    @byron-ih2ge

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Play Googleif a caged bird lives with a billionare doesnt make that cage bird a billionare , the queen liked him hence she kept him like that .it was basically a royal house arrest .

  • @osxi4070

    @osxi4070

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Play Google it aint your history(assuming so, cause of your knowledge on the matter and defensive come backs), you dont know the amount of wealth stolen, the lives lost and how barren the country was left, ive heard first hand accounts from my great grandmother.. what you are is unaware cause your lack of education in world history is limited to the brainwashing you’ve been subjected to. There is no royalty, its a brand living off the people of its own country.. please dont spew nonsense

  • @nats20001
    @nats200013 жыл бұрын

    And None of these atrocities are taught in British History in UK schools.

  • @laughswhentickled

    @laughswhentickled

    3 жыл бұрын

    That’s a load of Bull. It is taught in schools

  • @bridget3488

    @bridget3488

    3 жыл бұрын

    Britain teaches about imperialism the same way the US teaches about slavery- very broadly and through the lense of a sympathetic white elite man.

  • @mridzzz

    @mridzzz

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nope British East India company had waged war because Ahom prince requested their help. Read about Burmese invasion of Assam

  • @hsnrb9959

    @hsnrb9959

    3 жыл бұрын

    They didn't teach at school, they should have.

  • @richln9682

    @richln9682

    3 жыл бұрын

    Burma had been a local imperial power for a millennium, and not always happily for its subject peoples. The expansive Burmese Empire was at least as much to blame as the British Empire for precipitating hostilities in the 1820s, and wars dragged on for decades. Britain granted Burma full independence more than seventy years ago, on a constitution decided by representatives of the Burmese people. They did NOT make the case for restoring a monarchy. Their fortune since the 1940s has been in their own hands, as a long-independent people they cannot keep blaming the British for ever.

  • @nightbydays
    @nightbydays3 жыл бұрын

    their accents are so interesting.. there's like a mix of british, indian, and singaporean/malaysian

  • @adrianusstevenkelen3992

    @adrianusstevenkelen3992

    3 жыл бұрын

    Malaysian/Singapore accent is from Indian accent they literally same

  • @kyawzin

    @kyawzin

    3 жыл бұрын

    as a fellow Burmese, I can say their accent is top-notch, you won't meet a person who speaks like that everywhere in Myanmar, what I mean by top-notch is their accent and fluency was really at that top if you compared with other Burmese, but I can say younger generations now speak a mixed American, and Singaporean/Malaysian. I know I have an accent but I can't study it, I don't know how I sound like haha

  • @elainechan6316

    @elainechan6316

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I was wondering the accent, so Malaysian!

  • @seijiwwx

    @seijiwwx

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep some were mixed with indians. So the people show less interest in royals.

  • @zmc2585

    @zmc2585

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@adrianusstevenkelen3992 no...we are not malaysia have their own accent...malaysia accent and indian are different

  • @ciarankelly4338
    @ciarankelly43383 жыл бұрын

    I have been to Burma and my mother in law is Malaysian-Burmese Chinese. It’s a beautiful country and I do hope the King’s remains return one day for the Burmese to better appreciate their Royal past. Very good documentary ,thank you!

  • @lizzylindyg7799
    @lizzylindyg77993 жыл бұрын

    Love how sassy and intelligent the king’s granddaughter is. 😍 Inspiring woman.

  • @shadow-fb5iy

    @shadow-fb5iy

    3 жыл бұрын

    She is 99 year old

  • @abhishekdesai9681

    @abhishekdesai9681

    3 жыл бұрын

    There's nothing intelligent about that 🤣

  • @shadow-fb5iy

    @shadow-fb5iy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@abhishekdesai9681 bro and also we don't need a king in myanmar democracy is better

  • @nicholasthuya7683

    @nicholasthuya7683

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shadow-fb5iy monarchy was better option There wouldn’t be political shit again Maybe if we had someone like anawrahta It just sad to see my country in a dictatorship again

  • @khantzayar4480

    @khantzayar4480

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nicholasthuya7683 Yes I agree there will be no more shit politics but we'll live under dictatorship though sure I can live under that but most burmese won't.

  • @radbird9729
    @radbird97293 жыл бұрын

    "Britain is in many ways the villain" i thought Britain was the villain in all the ways?

  • @tobeannounced520

    @tobeannounced520

    3 жыл бұрын

    Roman Britian. British Columbia. My mum is English but always reminds me England was invaded and conquered by Rome.... Rome never collapsed it became the Roman Catholic church. Greece and Italy (rome) had identical cultures.....So Greece is the cradle of todays civilisation. Rome is still here. Go figure!! Rome who conquered and enslaved people, they also had a economy and supposed democracy.

  • @TheChantelleBell

    @TheChantelleBell

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@tobeannounced520 Ok sure but its the people who we identify today as the British who did this. I never get why people get so upset about it. The British did this and you need to get over it and stop passing the blame. Britain did a lot of fucked up things in the past... end of story.

  • @be2Gee

    @be2Gee

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, China invaded Burma first. Then the Brits came later and together with the Burmese (and others) they invaded China.

  • @poncemislang736

    @poncemislang736

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thats certain.

  • @siphokazileratomalinga2969

    @siphokazileratomalinga2969

    3 жыл бұрын

    Chief villain in any country's history.

  • @ProximaCentauri88
    @ProximaCentauri883 жыл бұрын

    Britain and its son USA did this to many other lands like Hawaii.

  • @boraborabgd

    @boraborabgd

    3 жыл бұрын

    and in Europe to former Kingdom of Yugoslavia

  • @fannetastic8097

    @fannetastic8097

    3 жыл бұрын

    I heard the Hawaiian royal family still alive but not in power.Coincidance?

  • @ProximaCentauri88

    @ProximaCentauri88

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@fannetastic8097 US also imposed English only language policies which greatly endangered the languages of Hawai'i and the Marianas (Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, etc.).

  • @fannetastic8097

    @fannetastic8097

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ProximaCentauri88 Thats interesting.Thank you for your information.Im actually a Malaysian who search the world by internet:)

  • @fannetastic8097

    @fannetastic8097

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is one Malay Phrase once said: “𝐻𝑢𝑗𝑎𝑛 𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑢 𝑑𝑖 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑖 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑖,𝐻𝑢𝑗𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑖 𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑖 𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔“ In english: “Raining rocks at your country,raining gold at other people country“ It means Its better to stay at your country rather than staying at other people country. It also tells you that you should know what other country has and ours don’t. Example: Malaysia,a ASEAN country. What Malaysia has: Many exotic cultures,races,religion and we live in harmony What USA has: Their land is massive,many types of people,famous,great movies and stable internet connection.(also high currency) What Malaysia don’t have: Things like USA What USA don’t have: Things like Malaysia. So while we are still alive,in Islam they teach you to TRAVEL.SEE THE WORLD before you kicked the bucket.Learn from the past. Thats why they say “Reality is weird“. May peace be upon to you....

  • @eloisewarren8457
    @eloisewarren84573 жыл бұрын

    The more I read, watch and listen about British history. The more horrified I am of my countries past. I am not proud to be British. I am ashamed of the horrific things our country men did. I am sorry that the ancestors of my country did these things and hurt so many. I wish the 'powers' of our country would do the right thing by all those affected by our past.

  • @yashaswinikrishnan1878

    @yashaswinikrishnan1878

    8 ай бұрын

    your willingness to acknowledge this is far better than what other Britishers still do. can't say thank you for saying these things though, im sorry, because ig it's a moral debt that needs to be paid.

  • @10demas

    @10demas

    8 ай бұрын

    Britain is colonial power than so that's the fact

  • @lindaalaureano

    @lindaalaureano

    7 ай бұрын

    What about the other British people who don't know their own past and what was done to overpowered countries.

  • @SirPano85

    @SirPano85

    6 ай бұрын

    Sadly almost every culture/state/nation had done about the same if possible, really paceful cultures are and were just a few. Tibet people raided neighboor coutries for centuries, Maori eated all the people of Chatham Islands, etc... What the society does is just a reflex of our humans behaviors.

  • @CometnHoshi

    @CometnHoshi

    5 ай бұрын

    You should absolutely be proud of being who you are regardless of your history. Your people had some really terrible people but also some real brave and good as well. Be proud of the ones who fought against the bad and fought for other people. We often focus too deeply on the bad people and never highlight the good.

  • @user-eq1hc7ny5c
    @user-eq1hc7ny5c3 жыл бұрын

    This is the first time I left a message 'before' finishing the video. Thank you for all your hard work in producing this. Please keep it up, we need more of these. Take care!

  • @sanj33v
    @sanj33v3 жыл бұрын

    The Europeans (just 5 countries in particular : Britain, Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch and French) messed up the world history and rich culture or the ages. Update : I want to thank all for the likes, and my condolences for the lives lost also love and support for democracy in Myanmar as a free citizen.

  • @jae7044

    @jae7044

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget the Netherlands and Belgium

  • @sanj33v

    @sanj33v

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jae7044 Yes, missed the Dutch somehow. Edited and added. Thanks.

  • @sanj33v

    @sanj33v

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Zayan Tahir lol

  • @regalfemme3862

    @regalfemme3862

    3 жыл бұрын

    "it's all the white man's fault" haha

  • @babasillah4016

    @babasillah4016

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ironically, many of the countries they messed up rose up to defend them when they had their great conflagrations (WW I & II). Indians, Senegalese, etc., fought in the British and French armies respectively.

  • @LeannsAdventures
    @LeannsAdventures3 жыл бұрын

    The king should be buried in his birth country. There doesn't need to be a complicated agenda. I think any human being should have the right to be buried in their homeland. Its sad. :(

  • @tripggg376

    @tripggg376

    3 жыл бұрын

    Its sad but its history hence the saying "you learn from your mistakes"

  • @LadyCoyKoi

    @LadyCoyKoi

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would love to be cremated and buried in the Mariana Trenches, in the deepest area possible, away from humanity as possible. I am one with the deep due to my deep sense of others. Like Mariana Trenches, I am unknown and misunderstood.

  • @marcushibdon2415

    @marcushibdon2415

    3 жыл бұрын

    I TOTALLY AVREE

  • @capricornhtet1057

    @capricornhtet1057

    3 жыл бұрын

    The last burmese " Kongbaung " Dynasty occupied many small kingdoms around their original territory like "Rakhine" kingdom, "Mon" Kingdom,etc and nowadays, all these territories are formed as "Republic of the Union of Myanmar". Many ethics groups still believe that "Kongbaung" Dynasty destroyed their cultures and took their lands and it is also one of the reasons why over 40+ rebel groups still fighting 80 years old civil war in myanmar.If the government decide to bring back the king's remains, a lot of unpredictable consequences will follow.

  • @rajv9921

    @rajv9921

    3 жыл бұрын

    I beleive (just my assumption) that the current burmese leaders or burmese army doesnt want it to happen lest people learn about their history and become passionate about it. otherwise i dont see any reason why it cannot be done

  • @Heavenlyrules
    @Heavenlyrules3 жыл бұрын

    "He had the taste of power, and power Corrupts."- dang, how far will this sentence be proven to be true ?

  • @dushyanthpeddi9690
    @dushyanthpeddi96903 жыл бұрын

    Love the simplicity that this Royal family has adapted to, their spiritual connect for the purpose of humanity and keen sense of welfare for the state. Asiatic nations were always spiritual before we were dominated by the British empire. Our Indian government should encourage tourists from Burma and create a museum of the Burmese Monarchy in Ratnagiri.

  • @Waveamk
    @Waveamk3 жыл бұрын

    As a Burmese dude it’s feels weird and a bit prideful that my under reported country is featured in a popular KZread video, and for something positive once XD

  • @imeatingcrackers

    @imeatingcrackers

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ikr lol

  • @maykhaing1420

    @maykhaing1420

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same bruh.

  • @tsesunnykailong7855

    @tsesunnykailong7855

    3 жыл бұрын

    i have travelled to Myanmar before and i love it =]

  • @chunellemariavictoriaespan8752

    @chunellemariavictoriaespan8752

    3 жыл бұрын

    At least you have your chance... Our country, the Philippines, is still featured as the scandal king... I haven't seen a docu about my country that said something nice about us...

  • @JazzFunkNobby1964

    @JazzFunkNobby1964

    3 жыл бұрын

    Myanmar has taken a backward step in 2021. A real pity.

  • @josephchandlerceniza3264
    @josephchandlerceniza32643 жыл бұрын

    Even today Myanmar a country rich in natural resources is the poorest in ASEAN. So sad for all my Burmese friends.

  • @heinhtet2234

    @heinhtet2234

    3 жыл бұрын

    Even we are poor in possession, we are rich in generosity, smiles, warmness and love.

  • @RadenWA

    @RadenWA

    3 жыл бұрын

    Africa is also incredibly rich in natural resources. Makes you wonder what makes a country really rich?

  • @aungthiha628

    @aungthiha628

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RadenWA Believe me, we have two governments here.

  • @dwargonedragon794

    @dwargonedragon794

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ftsrwr Take out their rulers and there will be a power struggle. The country will go to their dark ages. Same thing happened to Britain when the Romans left. And that's how the Saxons managed to invade the weakened Bretons.

  • @chrisortiz8072

    @chrisortiz8072

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@RadenWA problem with being rich with resources is everyone wants them. Including your own people. Civil war , chaos, generals hoping to become dictators etc

  • @hyperborean.
    @hyperborean.3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing documentary. Enjoyed every second of it. Thank you.

  • @phongsavanuniversity32
    @phongsavanuniversity323 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your beautiful history...keep in touch with people in needed...

  • @user-nn3os1jq5t
    @user-nn3os1jq5t3 жыл бұрын

    From the way they speak, the two aging princesses are very wise and sharp, especially the oldest one, she has a good sense of humor too. They speak English fluently as well.

  • @onminlalmate8508

    @onminlalmate8508

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, and I really love the way how she speak and she's savage!!xD

  • @t.4999

    @t.4999

    3 жыл бұрын

    She’s sassy and sweet. Indeed very sharp!

  • @onminlalmate8508

    @onminlalmate8508

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@t.4999 she is indeed

  • @KyleLiongCars

    @KyleLiongCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    They probably won't be speaking English very well if the British Empire didn't do what the British Empire did though :((

  • @onminlalmate8508

    @onminlalmate8508

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KyleLiongCars and the British empire wont have colonised if they hadn't imposed english on the colonised

  • @swilson5320
    @swilson53203 жыл бұрын

    The elder princess appears to be a model citizen. I love their ordinariness

  • @NandaLinnAung
    @NandaLinnAung3 жыл бұрын

    this is quite interesting documentary with a lot of great interviews..patiently and beautifully created documentary

  • @umayjeong3594
    @umayjeong35943 жыл бұрын

    I wonder how amazing the country would be if monarchy was still there. No democracy wars, no soldiers abusing its people.

  • @theintrovertadventurer9640

    @theintrovertadventurer9640

    3 жыл бұрын

    Things would likely be just as bad. Look at Thailand and their constant coups / extreme inequality or Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge. Those are two kingdoms with “similar” cultures.

  • @oppaarif9394

    @oppaarif9394

    3 жыл бұрын

    It is better for Myanmar to adopt a royal system who would be cares about the fate and welfare of its people than under a military dictatorial system that only cares for the interests of itself and their group.

  • @vuvuvu6291

    @vuvuvu6291

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don't think that will happen since most of Myanmar now prefer democratic republic over monarchy, besides the royal families has long lost the trust of the people after the British and Japanese colonized them.

  • @umayjeong3594

    @umayjeong3594

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@theintrovertadventurer9640 I understand where you’re coming from. However it would be so much better and not as destructed as it is today. In the documentary, the royals were really nice people who are humble and would do a lot for their community even though they are in poverty themselves. It takes a good and smart system to make a country better.

  • @umayjeong3594

    @umayjeong3594

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@vuvuvu6291 yea that’s true! And the military has too much power now!

  • @faanengaaw7357
    @faanengaaw73573 жыл бұрын

    The great grand daughter is very reasonable. She wants her country to be ready for the Monarchy instead of the Monarchy ready for its people. Very wise. That is the way a royal thinks. Shes not thinking from her own personal view but for the view of her people & country. I support her very much & hope everything goes well for her first cousin. ❤️

  • @TotemoGaijin

    @TotemoGaijin

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think they're both thinking of important things. She's thinking of humans and the planet, and he is thinking of the country's heritage and history. It's always important to remember your history.

  • @faanengaaw7357

    @faanengaaw7357

    3 жыл бұрын

    TotemoGaijin yes thats what she mentioned & that was her wish. She wishes for every Burmas new generation to remember their history.

  • @jointjutsukonan3074

    @jointjutsukonan3074

    3 жыл бұрын

    But behaving in that amazing way, i wish they both could help the country restore peace. I have so much respect for both of them.

  • @carmelitaconsul6757

    @carmelitaconsul6757

    3 жыл бұрын

    i wish they didnt change the name of their country BURMA so that old people from othet ASIAN countries will always remember that long time ago BURMA was devastated by war BUT were able to stand and be progressive...

  • @a.t6977

    @a.t6977

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes she is indeed & I have so much respect for her & her great sense of understanding 🙏 for the people & the world as a whole, but her cousin So win is not wrong either. I totally understand where he is coming from. After all it's the legacy of his Royal bloodline & the long lost legacy of it's country Burma. That's the true root of their existence . No matter how modern or how advance we become , it's our roots & our past history, cultural heritage that we must always stay connected to. Because as the saying goes - Our culture is our true Identity.

  • @davidvijaykumardasari6109
    @davidvijaykumardasari61093 жыл бұрын

    Wow I have been waiting for this to start, my dad is from Rangoon Burma, during second World War lost mumu n dad and yeldest sister, him and two sisters walked all the way from Rangoon to culcutta at the age of 11 years, an Scottish lady called Emily took care of them as orphans gave them education he met my mum in South India through his sisters had nine children, he always want to go back to see his home town but the un rest in Burma made him so sad, he use to cry when ever he think of home(Burma), we couldn't take his sadness away, five of us, ( children) live in New Zealand he came to visit us in 2001 but he passed away with ill health, I still got his ashes, one day we can take his ashes home to Rangoon of his wish to full fill to be with his mum and dad, but I always thought of Burma very rich in history, nice to see you as a Royal family thinking of your people as your family is so great and touching, all the best for the start, God bless, May be one day I can come to Burma with my children, show them their Grand father from Burma,

  • @PHlophe

    @PHlophe

    3 жыл бұрын

    the "lady" didn't give them education. she just trained them to operate into the british prism. you are thanking the devil.

  • @neelimabojja2667

    @neelimabojja2667

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same story here my grandfather lost his all brothers n sisters n came alone to india with his mother in second world war by walk

  • @zoloob8839
    @zoloob88393 жыл бұрын

    thank you ... people who made this documentary.

  • @JF-concentration
    @JF-concentration3 жыл бұрын

    This is such an informative video. I have been living in Myanmar for ages , yet I have never knew about these , about the lost royals , about the history :) I hope our country do well and be united very soon :)

  • @veronicagwendolinecorneliu6341
    @veronicagwendolinecorneliu63413 жыл бұрын

    I read the novel ‘The Glass Palace’ by Amitav Ghosh, and it told the story of the Burmese Royal family and their exile to India. A sad and moving story.

  • @utkarshg.bharti9714
    @utkarshg.bharti97143 жыл бұрын

    Whenever I see Myanmar, I see a country steeped in history & beautiful culture. It has been forced into becoming a pariah by powers with vested interests. A peaceful Buddhist country suffering from poverty chooses to stand up for its culture but is forced to bow, when the world continues to appeasing radical, fundamentalist & violent countries. I wish Myanmar a lot of success and happiness. May they emerge successful and powerful once again very soon. Love from your big western cultural brother.

  • @apisje700

    @apisje700

    3 жыл бұрын

    when burmese army invade neighboring country they are known to kill women and children and put their head on a stick as a display. is that peaceful?

  • @blakenai

    @blakenai

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@apisje700 past is in the past

  • @stoffsforfadingben8697

    @stoffsforfadingben8697

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@apisje700 every country did that

  • @stoffsforfadingben8697

    @stoffsforfadingben8697

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Great White every country had fair share of war violence your country is so gay with lgbtq rights that you forget war crimes exist in many countries.

  • @thetlwin3959
    @thetlwin39593 жыл бұрын

    Royal family members are well versed in English. Amazing.

  • @ab9840

    @ab9840

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can easily tell they are highly educated.

  • @unspiceuntaste

    @unspiceuntaste

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's not like they had any choice either.

  • @LucyPlop
    @LucyPlop8 ай бұрын

    Loved this

  • @johnangeloacacio6184
    @johnangeloacacio61843 жыл бұрын

    I don't know if someone already commented about this, but I just want to point it out that the last King of Myanmar (Burma), King Thibaw is buried in India and the last Mughal (Moghul) Emperor of India, Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar is buried in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma.

  • @complexitytr9098

    @complexitytr9098

    3 жыл бұрын

    just my hypothesis, may be the britissh planned to do something with this andd who knows it may have had already occured or parts of it.

  • @despuser

    @despuser

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@complexitytr9098 interesting... explain it more please...

  • @lisamills161

    @lisamills161

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Do you know how and why Bahadur Shah is buried in Yangon? Also Complexity Tr above I think you give too much credit to the British and indeed it was long long long years ago

  • @chunellemariavictoriaespan8752

    @chunellemariavictoriaespan8752

    3 жыл бұрын

    The second person to make note of that, you are...

  • @natashanajeeb4959

    @natashanajeeb4959

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lisamills161 After the fall of delhi 1857,all the princes were killed, and bahadur shah zafar with his last young son and wife zinat mahal were exiled to rangoon.

  • @cliffordl8989
    @cliffordl89893 жыл бұрын

    Britain has brought pain and suffering to so many countries..

  • @carltalavera8887

    @carltalavera8887

    3 жыл бұрын

    yet they brought us industrial revolution that led to the modernization of our world ; ), we can just move on and forgive you know, no hates intended.

  • @sv9943

    @sv9943

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@carltalavera8887 that is such a biased way to look at it. Mr Carl Talavera, where are you from my friend? Whats ur country of origin? If the British had destroyed your family and its legacy, pushed you from riches to poverty, messed with your country's culture...all done to a point where you loose your identity - im sure you wouldnt be saying this. Also, many western countries have revolutinized their own economies and made then modern...without having to be colonised. Im sure change can be brought about without colonisation!

  • @carltalavera8887

    @carltalavera8887

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sv9943 the only difference in us, is that you can't forgive someone or somebody just because their ancestors caused tragedy that happened a long time ago?, I was taught to be a forgiving person, it ain't their fault they colonized us, they just from the ashes, they also suffered from invasions, do you even know that?, oh no, because you just look on one side, and doesn't want to know the whole story, sorry not sorry for saying the truth.

  • @siphokazileratomalinga2969

    @siphokazileratomalinga2969

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@carltalavera8887 nope,they didn't. That's the argument white people use to say they brought civilization to Africa. Which is incorrect. Don't learn your history from a white man's perspective. People can only forget once perpetrators apologise to them. Which hasn't happened for any nation that was colonized by Britain or the European countries

  • @siphokazileratomalinga2969

    @siphokazileratomalinga2969

    3 жыл бұрын

    They are the villains in any story hai 😒☹️

  • @lindatisue733
    @lindatisue7333 жыл бұрын

    Great video, history more people need to know.

  • @weilinggan5479
    @weilinggan54799 ай бұрын

    This is really a great documentary about the Royal family history of Myanmar

  • @ixoraroxi
    @ixoraroxi3 жыл бұрын

    "What goes around, comes around", the British monarchy will see it's END!

  • @ixoraroxi

    @ixoraroxi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TedLArda "end", thanks!:)

  • @kaylaa8092

    @kaylaa8092

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah in the modern world that'll never happen. Maybe in times past when wars decided land but not today.

  • @omarjaafor6646

    @omarjaafor6646

    3 жыл бұрын

    The current ones are not to be blamed for this.

  • @ixoraroxi

    @ixoraroxi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kaylaa8092 I've never seen more barbaric world in my life, than the current one, please don't call it "modern"! Do you homework and check how many wars are currently going on for land resources and strategic positions!?

  • @ixoraroxi

    @ixoraroxi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@omarjaafor6646, Joey Icasiano have written it very well as a comment here. Take a look!

  • @subratadey3004
    @subratadey30043 жыл бұрын

    This is what British did, they exiled the Burmese King Thibaw in India and exiled the Mughal Badshah Bahadur Shah Zafar and buried him in Burma. Both of them wanted to be buried in their home land, but no one gets a inch of their birth soil.

  • @AD10894

    @AD10894

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, very true.

  • @MissN1234

    @MissN1234

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's so sad. May their souls rest in peace. 😔😔😔

  • @gostavoadolfos2023

    @gostavoadolfos2023

    3 жыл бұрын

    The Mughal were hated by the hindu majority of India.

  • @user-tn7kl3sq2r

    @user-tn7kl3sq2r

    3 жыл бұрын

    same happened to the child king duleep singh he was exiled to britain and was forced to live the rest of his life there. he never set foot in lahore or in any of punjab again :/

  • @PHlophe

    @PHlophe

    3 жыл бұрын

    they exhiled the Hawaai crown princes and also rounded up african kings and exhiled them too.

  • @Yaya88007
    @Yaya880073 жыл бұрын

    It was so painful to hear his story. The past and when he said I will not come here..... Its very touching... So Sad.... You feel that ....

  • @blairntolentino9697
    @blairntolentino96973 жыл бұрын

    Both the Princess herself (granddaughter) and grand princess are very articulate and eloquent, they exudes grace and substance. More power to the remaining royal descendants. I hope at least an honorary or ceremonial recognition would be due to them one day.

  • @yothiga
    @yothiga3 жыл бұрын

    Myanmar used to be the best place for education in the region 60 years ago. I always wonder why the royal people in my folk song or history story (I came from Chaing Mai which now a part of Thailand now) have to go study in Myanmar until I saw someone post about it. It’s so sad how much the knowledge and history has been lost in the war.

  • @blueskye8211
    @blueskye82113 жыл бұрын

    Such beautiful people thank you for this documentary. 🌸

  • @doctorsincebirth5072
    @doctorsincebirth50723 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been to Myanmar and it’s soooooooooooooooo beautiful I’m gonna visit again after this covid situation is over 😭

  • @mtha7796

    @mtha7796

    3 жыл бұрын

    Myanmar would be far more beautiful if they give one of hundreds unexploited islands to Rohingyas. Always suppress ethnic minorities and cause problems to their neighboring countries.

  • @Saaannn22

    @Saaannn22

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mtha7796 how about you go tell Myanmar military about that

  • @mtha7796

    @mtha7796

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Saaannn22 yes, Bagan people is the most racist group in Asia.

  • @janettejess
    @janettejess3 жыл бұрын

    Very educational 👍 *Forgive but never forget*

  • @r.m6883
    @r.m68833 жыл бұрын

    The Burmese royal descendants are so sweet and humble, I think the government should at least give their royal belongings back and make them as auspicious celebrities because they are an integral part of the culture.....I support Princess Devi....her outlook is indeed royal.

  • @phyuphyuthin4260

    @phyuphyuthin4260

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well... it's easier said than done because even now, the descendants of the late dictators are still troubling the country. Plus, first things first- we've got lots of more important things to do (promoting education, etc.) than these.

  • @r.m6883

    @r.m6883

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@phyuphyuthin4260 Measures like this will boost tourism, (money for your troubles) also signaling the world that a traditional healing is taking place in Burma........... I am from the state of Assam/India where long ago the Burmese kingdom defeated the Ahoms in a battle and later the British ended their rule, just like what they did to yours.... I wish today if both our government could join together and save the descendants...for tourism(money for our troubles) .......but thats wishful thinking on my part.....besides all the government sucks!..........

  • @phyuphyuthin4260

    @phyuphyuthin4260

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@r.m6883 That makes sense in a way if it's thought of as a long-term plan. I agree with you that this act can promote tourism. I also hope the authorities can implement these in the future as you said. But what exactly do you mean by joining? Cooperation is a great idea if you mean this. Plus, it's quite implausible to bring back the descendants of the Burmese royals from India as they've already been quite dissolved and adapted to your society. It would be a tough task both for the gov and the people themselves to just move back to Myanmar and give up the work they are doing now in their hometown, and start to learn the royal etiquette lessons after all these years, you know. It's still possible if you mean the descendants who are still living in Myanmar. But that's a long way to go! Anyway, thanks for sharing your idea. I do appreciate that. :)

  • @yethuaung2168

    @yethuaung2168

    3 жыл бұрын

    Military elders and highest monk in myanmar pay respect to them.dont worry about.We burmans have a dream to restore our glorious monarch

  • @valeria-militiamessalina5672
    @valeria-militiamessalina56723 жыл бұрын

    I love Burma. You can see Buddhist monks everywhere walking down the street. Orwell gives a good account of life in British Burma in “Burmese Days”. The country itself remains an outpost of the 19th century, in good and bad ways. The Shwegadon Pagoda in Yangon, the dusty roads of Mandalay, that replica of the war destroyed palace, the hill town of Pyn Oo Lin, the betel eating, are all reminiscent of another lifestyle, from another era.

  • @shwepa2303

    @shwepa2303

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes it’s Buddhist country but full of Violate. Buddhist supposed to be peace

  • @Rhauxshna82
    @Rhauxshna822 жыл бұрын

    I am a direct descendant of King Thibaw & Alaungpaya. My family lived in Mandalay, Yangon (Rangoon), Calcutta and Maymo. My family left for Australia when the Ne Win took over and kicked out the Anglo's. My grandma smuggled many precious jewels that I used to wear as a child. We were Anglo-Burmese with Portuguese/Persian/Euro roots. I left my family as a teenager so have lost touch with them.

  • @lastwisheslist2585
    @lastwisheslist25853 жыл бұрын

    I'm.amazed seeing this videos Thank you for this facts Lots of love 🤗❣️

  • @renlyyohanisrampi7350
    @renlyyohanisrampi73503 жыл бұрын

    The fact that this nobel documentary was created by a Brit, marvelous. Big respect.

  • @chrisortiz8072

    @chrisortiz8072

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think the documentary focuses on the wrong thing. I simply viewed it as a mans wish to reclaim lost power and wealth he felt entitled 2. If he gets power why should all former royals. What young people did they ask if they wished to have kings and queens? You think if given the option people would wish to be subjected under total control to one person. No one wants to be the next north korea

  • @satanswife2546
    @satanswife25463 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting!, my deepest condolences to Burma

  • @synapticdecay5845

    @synapticdecay5845

    3 жыл бұрын

    Myanmar now

  • @user-tn7kl3sq2r

    @user-tn7kl3sq2r

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Cacao Scotti who do you think you are?

  • @nawsengzinhan4167
    @nawsengzinhan41673 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @luzonvisayasmindanao1354
    @luzonvisayasmindanao13548 ай бұрын

    New subs here. I come to learn here many things not taught in school. Much gratitude.

  • @whereismyharleyquinn2177
    @whereismyharleyquinn21773 жыл бұрын

    Its a sad fact that the kingdom once so proud has a generation totally ignorant of its country's history.

  • @cinnamon3578

    @cinnamon3578

    3 жыл бұрын

    We aren't ignorant of our history, If you studied Burmese history, You'd know that the Royal family at that time wasn't popular and the masses hated them

  • @chrisortiz8072

    @chrisortiz8072

    3 жыл бұрын

    I dont think they care because I think they have no interest in having a king rule over them. In all honesty why should they? This man clearly just wants what he thinks belongs to him and yes many would its human nature but doesnt mean its right

  • @keejo.9280

    @keejo.9280

    3 жыл бұрын

    Empire* :)

  • @regalfemme3862

    @regalfemme3862

    3 жыл бұрын

    haha

  • @TotemoGaijin
    @TotemoGaijin3 жыл бұрын

    They're first cousins, but the way they talk to each other reminds me more of a brother and sister, lol. I hope they can both achieve what they're trying to.

  • @thadhubhojwani4160
    @thadhubhojwani41603 жыл бұрын

    Heart touching History👌🙏

  • @cliveuckfield5139
    @cliveuckfield51393 жыл бұрын

    Wow , what kind humble Royals these folks are. He would make a great constitutional monarch as he really cares about his people.

  • @soloperformer5598
    @soloperformer55983 жыл бұрын

    It's a pity colonial Britain can't or won't erase its own royal family.

  • @nubiankhaleesi2945

    @nubiankhaleesi2945

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dont worry- that Queen cannot sit forever. When she dies, it will be the end of the end of the END of theirs. No way u can run around destroying everyone else's kingdoms and nothing happen to yours....

  • @lianseldou
    @lianseldou3 жыл бұрын

    They invaded so many countries yet no peace in their own homeland UK. Let alone that even their own family are broken. Shame to the British Royal family. I hope in our next generation we all treat equal and believe in humanity first.

  • @billygoat5213

    @billygoat5213

    3 жыл бұрын

    No.

  • @eriklucidor422

    @eriklucidor422

    3 жыл бұрын

    They started the industrial revolution and made numerous improvements and inventions to the world.

  • @xendit1635
    @xendit16353 жыл бұрын

    It was pope who granted permission to colonize others places. Role of Christianity in colonization is immense.

  • @jacobol.6356
    @jacobol.63563 жыл бұрын

    Maybe bringing back their royal status together with a more democratic system would be better for the order of the country. To sad what happened with the most recent coup.

  • @chuckbass3934
    @chuckbass39343 жыл бұрын

    For Thailand the correct sentence would be, they once loved their king.

  • @VSM101

    @VSM101

    3 жыл бұрын

    The new one was was European educated waste of time nothing like his loving father.

  • @motherhoodsbeauty9279

    @motherhoodsbeauty9279

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thailand king know how to play game. Other than fight with the British, he try to be friend with them so they won’t kill him.

  • @peterkovinski8476

    @peterkovinski8476

    3 жыл бұрын

    King of Thailand is now in Germany..

  • @tammystewart10

    @tammystewart10

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@peterkovinski8476 he's a waste of western world. Careless about his own people.

  • @sbvarma06
    @sbvarma063 жыл бұрын

    I have been to the Palace where King Thibaw was kept as a prisoner in India, it was a lonely place, more like a Bungalow, a far cry from the palace in Mandalay. I heard from locals that One of his daughters married the king's driver, and spent her life in poverty, selling fruits at a local market. So sad ending to a great empire. To be fair Burma was a militaristic imperial aggressor itself before British came, they have attacked and destroyed a lot of neighboring kingdoms. some might say it is Karma, just like Britain now rotting away from inside.

  • @jaz1410
    @jaz14103 жыл бұрын

    It's a great documentary, thanks for sharing it in your channel! I am Indonesian and know very little about our neighbour country Myanmar, I've always mixed up that Burma and Myanmar were different countries. Why don't the government support the royals to bring their King's remain back to home? It doesn't mean they need to bring the monarchy back but only to appreciate and respect the history of the country. Why it is so difficult to decide?

  • @vannanilavu5616

    @vannanilavu5616

    4 ай бұрын

    The issue is with the military rule which is not allowing anything related to monarchy as they fear it might resurge in the country

  • @keralabeauty389
    @keralabeauty3893 жыл бұрын

    Really heart touching story ♥️

  • @Etukhabi
    @Etukhabi3 жыл бұрын

    Bring back the King 👑 I’m not even from Burma and this makes me just so mad 😠

  • @somedude0921

    @somedude0921

    3 жыл бұрын

    From burma vbtw. while we should learn more about our history we shouldn't bring back the king.

  • @vince8723

    @vince8723

    3 жыл бұрын

    we have to be careful about romanticizing and simplifying the whole thing. Burma was concurred just as they concurred others. Burma was not a peaceful nation at that time in any way shape or form. they waged wars to expand their empire as well. even after the British left. A Burmese monarchy that ruled everything and proclaimed themselves as gods on top of that?, they had gold spatoons and servants (nice word for slaves) while the people lived a hard life. i would not like to have been there at that time. read between the lines. im not saying England was an angel in all of this, but they did leave countries to rule themselves in such places as India where peace prevailed for the most part. I hate to say it but Brittan still had colonies such as Singapore, hong kong, Canada where people still were given the chance to rise up to the challenge and better themselves if they really wanted. Some did some did not. France and Spain on the other hand....

  • @khinkyinuuetheint2590

    @khinkyinuuetheint2590

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nah we are good.It is kind of our fault too.We had the nost intelligent prince and the last king's father had to killed them off."Them" Yes.He had mamy wifes and childrens.We still didn't know how many wife the father of the last king had.

  • @good2beborn007
    @good2beborn0073 жыл бұрын

    Wow, What a strong and loving people they are! Amazing!

  • @vickikondylas555
    @vickikondylas5553 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU VERY MUCHItoo have learned sometihg about your KING THIBAR...LOVE from montreal canada

  • @amazingandy007yt3
    @amazingandy007yt33 жыл бұрын

    It's so sad to learn this in school when we were young and still to this day. I'm a burmese and i was born in myanmar and grew up in it.

  • @brookiebrooke3813
    @brookiebrooke38133 жыл бұрын

    They seem to be a kind people. Always smiling, & joking.

  • @gostavoadolfos2023

    @gostavoadolfos2023

    3 жыл бұрын

    In Afghanistan they smile and joke too.

  • @oompster

    @oompster

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gostavoadolfos2023 who cares

  • @regalfemme3862

    @regalfemme3862

    3 жыл бұрын

    #milkingtourists

  • @regalfemme3862

    @regalfemme3862

    3 жыл бұрын

    minus the support of racism and genocide

  • @banana-mc6wu

    @banana-mc6wu

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gostavoadolfos2023 .....we didn’t ask lmao and I know you’re not specifically telling me

  • @ronygonsalves1353
    @ronygonsalves13533 жыл бұрын

    They are the most humble people on earth. From 🇧🇩

  • @christophermontilla4748
    @christophermontilla47483 жыл бұрын

    I love how she delivered her statement, " let me go where I want to go "

  • @beelouwill303
    @beelouwill3038 ай бұрын

    I cried for this country and I am not Myanmese . It is the emptiness feeling that one monarch be so mean to another without any kind of remorse or redemption. At least the British could pay for the moving the Myanmar king tombs back to his birthplace and show a bit of humanity considering they took so much from this country.

  • @My_Daily_Dose
    @My_Daily_Dose3 жыл бұрын

    They’re not living a grand life but look at them, they’re just a happy people...

  • @DuncanLeeSam
    @DuncanLeeSam3 жыл бұрын

    ‘I don’t want to be a king, this country suffered enough’ 😭

  • @santiom5631

    @santiom5631

    3 жыл бұрын

    Kingdoms are things from the past, except those kingdoms whose ancestors were such lenient and wise enough to be able to look into surrounding situations and then make compromises with foreign leaders wishing to take over their countriez and managed to persuade those colonialists to make deals benefiting both the Monarchies and the colonialists , like successfully done by the Kings of Thailand, Japan, the Arab countriez, and Malaysia. Those compromising monarchs preserve their kingdoms until this day, whereas hardliner monarchs succumb to the mightier colonialists

  • @DuncanLeeSam

    @DuncanLeeSam

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@santiom5631 yep.. i’m from malaysia we have 14 states, and 10 states has their own king and queen, but they’re not absolute rulers. And we have this system that every 5 years they’d rotate to be the king & queen of malaysia which we call Agong & Permaisuri

  • @barkathgaming4580

    @barkathgaming4580

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DuncanLeeSam what do you means they are not absolutely ruler? Some more Malaysia is originally had been ruled by the malay kings before the existence of colonial power. And that's what I've been taught. It's in the history of Malaya. You can check it in Leiden University.

  • @DuncanLeeSam

    @DuncanLeeSam

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@barkathgaming4580 in the past yes.. but now they’re not absolute ruler, and sorry, i know so little about our Agong duties. Maybe u can google it

  • @chrisortiz8072

    @chrisortiz8072

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's what people say when they know they arent popular or strong enough to gain it back. Yet other words and actions show they wish they had the power

  • @TheKim369
    @TheKim3693 жыл бұрын

    Would be better without an ad every 6 min.

  • @yamin4007
    @yamin40073 ай бұрын

    watching this in 2024, i am overcome with emotion. thank you for this insightful documentary!

  • @03.achyuthans39
    @03.achyuthans393 жыл бұрын

    the ironical part is that... The last Mughal Emperor who ruled India was exiled to Burma and the last king of Burma was exiled to India.... All by a country which was halfway across the world

  • @complexitytr9098

    @complexitytr9098

    3 жыл бұрын

    i find it somewhaat syspicious and many evil planned hidden with in it. i ccan be wrong........

  • @russiantothefridge
    @russiantothefridge3 жыл бұрын

    loved this thanks!

  • @lokeshgsadhmaya5499
    @lokeshgsadhmaya54993 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate behaviour of guys who made this documentary with the viewpoint of apology.👍

  • @englishrose4388
    @englishrose43883 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for highlighting this. I wish Myanmar peace and restoration.

  • @mefford67
    @mefford673 жыл бұрын

    *They should be allowed to bring back their King’s body as a sign of respect AND contrition... Loved how the granddaughter is an environmentalist and humanitarian. Much respect!* 🙏🏻

  • @joychetry
    @joychetry3 жыл бұрын

    Great documentation but the volume is incredibly low.

  • @susandavisknapp4401
    @susandavisknapp44013 жыл бұрын

    This is so heartbreaking!!!!

  • @radenbahagia164
    @radenbahagia1643 жыл бұрын

    🙏 YES I TOTAL AGREED WITH RESPECT .

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