As neighbours sharing the Bay of Bengal, Burma and India also share a common history. In the modern era both won their freedom from Britain at the same time. But the two civilizations were linked by trade long before, beginning in the first millennium BCE. By the Gupta period (circa 300-500 CE) Burmese art revealed a strong link with India, influences from the subcontinent peaked during the Pagan period (1000-1300), Indeed, in the Buddhist world Pagan has no ...
