Why did it take so long for the Burmese people to be reunited

>>2667725
They haven't been
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_insurgent_groups_in_Myanmar

>>2667725
Much of Southeast Asia stayed out of state control in part due mountains.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zomia_(region)

"Zomia is a geographical term coined in 2002 by historian Willem van Schendel of the University of Amsterdam[1][2] to refer to the huge mass of mainland Southeast Asia that has historically been beyond the control of governments based in the population centers of the lowlands.[3]"

"The exact boundaries of Zomia differ among scholars:[5] all would include the highlands of north Indochina (north Vietnam and all Laos), Thailand, the Shan Hills of northern Myanmar, and the mountains of Southwest China; some extend the region as far west as Tibet, Northeast India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. These areas share a common elevated, rugged terrain, and have been the home of ethnic minorities that have preserved their local cultures by residing far from state control and influence. Other scholars have used the term to discuss the similar ways that Southeast Asian governments have handled minority groups.[6]"

>>2668893
Fair point. My uncle's family actually helped move in a family of refugees into our city. I forget which group they are, but they're basically mountain tribesmen that the government tries to get rid of via carpet bombing

>>2668903
Karen peoples

>>2670108
Can you educate me so I'm not an idiot when I eventually get to have an English conversation with them.

>>2668895
Tibet stayed unified for most of history.