Burma / Myanmar: Frederick Alexander Charles Trutwein (Advocate at the Chief Court in Rangoon) with his wife and children, Rangoon, c. 1900. Vincent Clarence Scott O’Connor, The Silken East, London, 1904

The Anglo-Burmese, also known as the Anglo-Burmans, are a community of Eurasians of Burmese and European descent, who emerged as a distinct community through mixed relations (sometimes permanent, sometimes temporary) between the British and other European settlers and the indigenous peoples of Burma from 1826 until 1948 when Burma gained its independence from the United Kingdom.

Most who remained after 1962 adopted Burmese names, and converted to Buddhism to protect their families, jobs and assets. Those who could not adjust to the new way of life after Independence and the coming of military rule are dispersed throughout the world, with very few accurate estimates as to how many remain behind in Burma.

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