Sir Arthur Phayre’s Complex Legacy in British Burma

Arthur Phayre was the Commissioner of Pegu in British Burma from 1852 and the First Commissioner of the whole of southern and British Burma from 1862 until 1867. Today, he is regarded as an important administrator in the history of Myanmar (modern Burma), though not without controversy in historical analyses of colonial rule. He is Continue reading Sir Arthur Phayre’s Complex Legacy in British Burma The post Sir Arthur Phayre’s Complex Legacy in British Burma appeared first on Fair Observer .