Karen people - Wikipedia
Karen insurgent groups, led primarily by the Karen National Union (KNU), have waged war against the Burmese government since early 1949. The original aim of the KNU was to create an independent Karen homeland called Kawthoolei, but since 1976 they have shifted towards calling for a federal system in Myanmar instead.
Background of the Karen People
Karen people (Sgaw and Pwo) live in several regions of southern and eastern Burma and call their homeland “Kaw Thoo Lei”. The largest Karen population is in the Irrawaddy Delta area, a vast agricultural lowland whose main city is Bassein.
Karen conflict - Wikipedia
The Karen conflict is an armed conflict in Kayin State, Myanmar (formerly known as Karen State, Burma). It is part of the wider internal conflict in Myanmar between the military government and various minority groups.
Karen | Tribe, History, Insurgency, & Facts | Britannica
2024年12月11日 · Karen, variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma), speaking languages of the Sino-Tibetan family. Constituting about one-tenth of the population, they are the second largest ethnic group in Myanmar after the Burman majority.
Karen History - Karen Organization of Minnesota
The Karen people began to inhabit what eventually became Burma about two thousand years ago. They traveled from Tibet and China and settled largely in the hills bordering the eastern mountainous region of Burma.
KAREN LIFE AND CULTURE - Facts and Details
The Karen adopted the use of bronze drums at some time prior to their 8th century migration from Yunnan into Burma where they settled and continue to live in the low mountains along the Burma - Thailand border.
In 1988 the Burmese military regime changed the name of country from Burma to Myanmar Nain-Ngan. Many other names of places and ethnic groups were changed. Most democratic opposition groups have rejected the name change, and this book uses the older naming conventions.
KAREN MINORITY: HISTORY, RELIGION, KAYAH AND GROUPS
The Karen make up about 4 million (Myanmar government figure) to 7 million (Karen rights group estimate) of Burma's 55 million people. Approximately one-third of the Karen population in Myanmar lives in Kayin (Karen) State.
Karen in Myanmar - Minority Rights Group
While Karen units, among others, were seen as instrumental in 1944–45 in helping the Allies recapture Burma, by that time Aung San and the BIA had already switched sides and were also fighting the retreating Japanese.
Karen - Burma Link
Although the Karen (Kayin) make up the second largest ethnic nationality group in Burma after the Shan, they remain a little documented people very much on the fringe of Burma’s history. Both the history and the population of the various Karen subgroups remain matters of dispute. Population estimates of the Karen as a