Myanmar Historical Timeline

Date	Important Events in Myanmar
40 Million years ago	Pondaung Man, the earliest primates known today, resided in Pondaung, northern Myanmar. Other traces of early human settlements are also found.
BC 2000	Hanlin Pyu City State, Beikthano (Vishnu) Pyu City State, Thuwunna Bonmi (Ramanya) City State came into existence
BC 1000	Tharay Kittarar (Srikittra) Pyu City State founded.
BC 518	Waytharlee Kingdom founded
AD 107	Bagan Dynasty began as a city-state.
AD 1044-1077	The First Myanmar Empire founded after King Anawrahtar organized the whole country into a single sovereign.
AD 1100	The earliest Myanmar script carved on stone by Prince Yarza Komer.
1287	Bagan Dynasty fall. Many pagodas in Bagan were destroyed as a source of bricks to build forts urgently, in defending Genghis Khan's troops from Mongolia.
1287	Founding of the Second Myanmar Empire, Hantharwaddy (Bago) Dynasty
1309	Pinya Dynasty founded.
1315	Sagaing Dynasty established.
1364	Innwa Dynasty founded.
1486	TaungNgoo Dynasty established.
1752	Founding of the Third Myanmar Empire, Konbaung Dynasty.
1824-26	First Anglo-Burmese War
1852	Second Anglo-Burmese War, where General Bandoola died. King Mindon nationalized petroleum production.
1853-1878	Industrial revolution took place during King Mindon's reign. Sent fact-finding missions and trainees to the West.
1876	The first Myanmar ambassador to Europe, Kinwun Mingyee U Kaung travelled to Europe, with King Mindon's steamer ship called Yaynanyinthar.
1885	Third Anglo-Burmese War. Great Britain captured the whole part of Myanmar.
1886	David Sime Cargill founded BOC (Burmah Oil Company) investing 1.5 million Sterling pounds, and later up to 18 million pounds.
1888	70,000 barrels of petroleum produced.
1901	Standard Oil Company, the first American oil company in Myanmar, began its operation.
1910	5,000,000 barrels of petroleum produced.
1940	Drove out British. Japanese invaded
1915	Myanmar was the 14th largest petroleum producer in the whole world.
1942	40 million Sterling pounds worth of petroleum-related machineries (including 2 refinery plants) destroyed by the British before their withdrawal to India.
1947	Drove out Japanese. Allied Forces came in. General Aung San assassinated.
1948	Founding of the Fourth Myanmar Union, Union of Burma, after independence on 4th January from British. Myanmar joined The United Nations as 59th member.
1962	Revolutionary Council took over
1974	Became a socialist republic. The flag changed. The emblem changed. The national anthem unchanged.
1988	State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) took over.
1989	The name of the country, Burma changed to Myanmar
1996	Myanmar joined ASEAN
1997	State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) changed name to State Peace and Development Council (SPDC)