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State of Burma, the Glossary

The State of Burma (ビルマ國, Biruma-koku) was a Japanese puppet state created by Japan in 1943 during the Japanese occupation of Burma in World War II.^[1]

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Burma in World War II
Client states of the Empire of Japan
States and territories established in 1943
Totalitarian states

Allies of World War II

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers.

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The Anti-Fascist Organisation (AFO) was a resistance movement against the Japanese occupation of Burma and independence of Burma during World War II. State of Burma and Anti-Fascist Organisation are Burma in World War II.

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Aung San

Bogyoke Aung San (13 February 191519 July 1947) was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary.

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Axis powers

The Axis powers, originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was a military coalition that initiated World War II and fought against the Allies.

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Ba Maw

Ba Maw (ဘမော်,; 8 February 1893 – 29 May 1977) was a Burmese lawyer and political leader, active during the interwar period and Second World War.

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Ba Win

Ba Win (ဘဝင်း;; born San Tin (10 June 1901 – 19 July 1947), best known as U Ba Win, was a Burmese politician, and Minister of Trade in the Interim Government of Burma. He was the eldest brother of General Aung San, and was assassinated together with his youngest brother during an Executive Council meeting on 19 July 1947.

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British rule in Burma

The British colonial rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948, from the successive three Anglo-Burmese wars through the creation of Burma as a province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony, and finally independence. State of Burma and British rule in Burma are former countries in Southeast Asia.

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Buddhism

Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.

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Burma Independence Army

The Burma Independence Army (BIA) was a pro-Japanese and revolutionary army that fought for the end of British rule in Burma by assisting the Japanese in their conquest of the country in 1942 during World War II.

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Burma Road

The Burma Road was a road linking Burma (now known as Myanmar) with southwest China.

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Burmese language

Burmese is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Myanmar, where it is the official language, lingua franca, and the native language of the Bamar, the country's principal ethnic group.

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Burmese people

Burmese people or Myanma people (မြန်မာလူမျိုး) are citizens or people from Myanmar (Burma), irrespective of their ethnic or religious background.

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Cabinet (government)

A cabinet in governing is a group of people with the constitutional or legal task to rule a country or state, or advise a head of state, usually from the executive branch.

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Cession

The act of cession is the assignment of property to another entity.

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Chiang Kai-shek

Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 18875 April 1975) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and military commander.

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Christianity

Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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Communist Party of Burma

The Communist Party of Burma (CPB), also known as the Burma Communist Party (BCP), is an underground communist party in Myanmar (Burma). State of Burma and communist Party of Burma are Burma in World War II.

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Declaration of war

A declaration of war is a formal act by which one state announces existing or impending war activity against another.

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Dictatorship

A dictatorship is an autocratic form of government which is characterized by a leader, or a group of leaders, who hold governmental powers with few to no limitations.

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Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947. State of Burma and Empire of Japan are Axis powers and former countries in Southeast Asia.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Fascism

Fascism is a far-right, authoritarian, ultranationalist political ideology and movement, characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy, subordination of individual interests for the perceived good of the nation or race, and strong regimentation of society and the economy.

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Fifteenth Army (Japan)

The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

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Flag of Myanmar

The State Flag of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar was adopted on 21 October 2010.

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Force 136

Force 136 was a far eastern branch of the British World War II intelligence organisation, the Special Operations Executive (SOE).

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Government of Japan

The Government of Japan is the central government of Japan.

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Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

The, also known as the GEACPS, was a pan-Asian union that the Empire of Japan tried to establish. State of Burma and Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere are Axis powers.

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Greater East Asia Conference

was an international summit held in Tokyo from 5 to 6 November 1943, in which the Empire of Japan hosted leading politicians of various component parts of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. State of Burma and Greater East Asia Conference are Burma in World War II.

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Head of state

A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona of a sovereign state.

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Hideki Tojo

was a Japanese politician, military leader and convicted war criminal who served as prime minister of Japan and president of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association from 1941 to 1944 during World War II.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The (IJA) was the principal ground force of the Empire of Japan.

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Japanese government–issued rupee in Burma

The Japanese government-issued rupee in Burma was a Japanese invasion money issued by the Japanese Military Authority, as a replacement for local currency during the Japanese occupation of Burma in the Second World War.

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Japanese language

is the principal language of the Japonic language family spoken by the Japanese people.

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Japanese occupation of Burma

The Japanese occupation of Burma was the period between 1942 and 1945 during World War II, when Burma was occupied by the Empire of Japan. State of Burma and Japanese occupation of Burma are Axis powers.

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Kaba Ma Kyei

The National Anthem (MY) is the national anthem of Myanmar.

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Karen people

The Karen, also known as the Kayin, Kariang or Kawthoolese, are an ethnolinguistic group of Tibeto-Burman language-speaking people.

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Karenni States

The Karenni States, also known as Red Karen States, was the name formerly given to the states inhabited mainly by the Red Karen, in the area of present-day Kayah State, eastern Burma.

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Kengtung

Kengtung (ဝဵင်းၵဵင်းတုင်, เชียงตุง), also spelt Kyaingtong, is a town in Shan State, Myanmar (formerly Burma).

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Kuomintang

The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially based on the Chinese mainland and then in Taiwan since 1949.

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Lord Mountbatten

Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. State of Burma and Lord Mountbatten are Burma in World War II.

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Military administration

Military administration identifies both the techniques and systems used by military departments, agencies, and armed services involved in managing the armed forces.

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Mong Pan

Mong Pan (ဝဵင်းမိူင်းပၼ်ႇ) is a town and seat of Mong Pan Township in the southern Shan State of Burma.

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One-party state

A one-party state, single-party state, one-party system or single-party system is a governance structure in which only a single political party controls the ruling system.

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Philippines

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia.

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Presidencies and provinces of British India

The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent.

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Prime Minister of Japan

The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: Naikaku Sōri-Daijin) is the head of government and the highest political position of Japan.

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Provisional government

A provisional government, also called an interim government, an emergency government, a transitional government or provisional leadership, is a temporary government formed to manage a period of transition, often following state collapse, revolution, civil war, or some combination thereof.

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Puppet state

A puppet state, puppet régime, puppet government or dummy government is a state that is de jure independent but de facto completely dependent upon an outside power and subject to its orders.

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Saharat Thai Doem

Saharat Thai Doem (lit) was an administrative division of Thailand. State of Burma and Saharat Thai Doem are states and territories disestablished in 1945 and states and territories established in 1943.

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Salween River

The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar (Burma), with a short section forming the border of Burma and Thailand. Throughout most of its course, it runs swiftly through rugged mountain canyons.

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Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931.

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Shan States

The Shan States (1885–1948) were a collection of minor Shan kingdoms called muang whose rulers bore the title saopha in British Burma. State of Burma and Shan States are former countries in Southeast Asia.

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Shōjirō Iida

was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II. State of Burma and Shōjirō Iida are Burma in World War II.

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State Shinto

was Imperial Japan's ideological use of the Japanese folk religion and traditions of Shinto.

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Sugamo Prison

Sugamo Prison (Sugamo Kōchi-sho, Kyūjitai: 巢鴨拘置所, Shinjitai: 巣鴨拘置所) was a prison in Tokyo, Japan.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.

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Thakin Soe

Thakin Soe (သခင်စိုး,; 1906 – 6 May 1989) was a founding member of the Communist Party of Burma and a leader of the Anti-Fascist Organisation.

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Thakin Than Tun

Thakin Than Tun (သခင်သန်းထွန်း; 1911 – 24 September 1968) was a Burmese politician and leader of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) from 1945 until his assassination in 1968.

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Thein Maung

Thein Maung (သိန်းမောင်; January 2, 1891—May 23, 1946) was a Burmese politician and a medical doctor.

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Totalitarianism

Totalitarianism is a political system and a form of government that prohibits opposition political parties, disregards and outlaws the political claims of individual and group opposition to the state, and controls the public sphere and the private sphere of society.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Burma

Also known as Republic of Burma, .

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State of Burma, the Glossary

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Burma in World War II

Client states of the Empire of Japan

States and territories established in 1943

Totalitarian states

References