Mon Migration
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The Mon was one of the earliest distinct groups to occupy Burma, moving into the area possibly as early as 1500 BC. The first Mon Kingdom, Suwarnabhumi, was founded around the port of Thaton in 300 BC. The desires of the ruling Burmese were forcefully imposed on the Mon people and resulted in a civil war. The Mon revolted against the central Burmese government in 1962 through the New Mon State Party (NMSP).
A partially autonomous Mon state, Monland, was created in 1974 covering Tenasserim, Pegu and Irrawaddy. Mon people jostruggle for democracy and the preservation of human rights in Burma while the military continues to terrorize all people in Burma. The majority of the Mon people still live in Burma and Thailand and have not moved anywhere else.
