Saya San, Shaman

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Saya San or Galon Saya San (born 24 October 1876, executed 16 November 1931) was a noted monk, a Burmese medicine man or shaman and the leader of the Burmese peasant revolt of 1930-1931 and pretender to the Burmese throne. He led the first concerted effort to forcefully resist British domination. In 1924 the General Council of Buddhist Associations appointed the 45-year old Saya San to head a committee surveying the living conditions of the Burmese peasantry. In the course of the 1927 survey, Saya San (along with a growing number of urban activists and political monks) changed the focus of their work and began inspiring the peasants to resist British forces. This was an attempt to rebel against the British Administration and its tax policies in particular. In 1929 the British proposed new taxes on the Burmese people as well as a forestry bill that would forbid the cutting of trees (Burma''s prime asset) without British consent.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786130927523
• ISBN-10: 6130927525
• Artikelnr.: 29878725