Myanmar Historical Commission

Research organization

Yangon, Myanmar

The Myanmar Historical Commission (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံ သမိုင်း ကော်မရှင်; formerly, the Burma Historical Commission) is an academic research organization focused on Burma studies. The commission was founded in 1955 by the Burmese government to produce an official version of national history.^[1] It regularly publishes the Bulletin of the Myanmar Historical Commission, and holds conferences in the country.^[2] As of 2009, the Commission had published six volumes of modern Burmese history from 1947 onward.^[3]

References

^ Ni Ni Myint 2003: 136
^ "Myanmar Historical Commission Holds Golden Jubilee International Conference". 12–14 January 2005. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
^ Khin Maung Nyunt 2009

Bibliography

Ni Ni Myint (2003). "Myanmar Historiography Since 1945". In Abu (Talib Ahmad.), Liok Ee Tan (ed.). New terrains in Southeast Asian history. Ohio University Press. ISBN 9780896802285.
Khin Maung Nyunt (2009). "The Myanmar Historical Commission". Retrieved 2013-05-19.