
The University of Yangon (also Yangon University; Burmese: ရန်ကုန် တက္ကသိုလ်, pronounced [j%C3%A0%C9%B0%CC%83%C9%A1%C3%B2%CA%8A%C9%B0%CC%83 tɛʔkəθò]; formerly Rangoon College, Rangoon University and Rangoon Arts and Sciences University), located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the oldest university in Myanmar's modern education system and the best known university in Myanmar. The university offers mainl...
The Konbaung Dynasty (Burmese: ကုန္းေဘာင္ေခတ္, pronounced [k%C3%B3u%C9%B4b%C3%A0u%C9%B4 kʰɪʔ]) was the last dynasty that ruled Burma (Myanmar) from 1752 to 1885. The dynasty created the second largest empire in Burmese history, and continued the administrative reforms begun by the Toungoo dynasty, laying the foundations of modern state of Burma. The reforms proved insufficient to stem the advan...