British troops entered Mandalay on 28 November 1885. Thus, after three wars gaining various parts of the country, the British occupied all the area of present-day Myanmar, making the territory a Province of British India on 1 January 1886.

Why did England colonize Burma?

In the early 1800s, the British government, motivated by profit and security, marched into the Southeast Asian nation of Burma, also known today as Myanmar. A Buddhist country rich in natural resources, Burma was an expansionist power that bordered India, one of Great Britain’s most prized colonies.

Why do the Burmese hate the British?

The Burmese disliked that imperialism and the British. How would you feel if your country was under the iron fist of an enormous country who pranced around feeling superior (though not all British people were like this, this was how the Burmese saw the British government).