The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with a British East India Company victory in 1826. All of Burma came under British rule by 1886. On 4 January 1948, the nation became an independent republic. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Myanmar," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar#British_Burma_(1824%E2%80%931948), accessed 20 November 2020.</ref> | The First Anglo-Burmese War ended with a British East India Company victory in 1826. All of Burma came under British rule by 1886. On 4 January 1948, the nation became an independent republic. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Myanmar," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar#British_Burma_(1824%E2%80%931948), accessed 20 November 2020.</ref> |