Burmese Infusion During The Ayutthaya Period
Historical evidence suggests that Burmese intermarriage with the Tai in Thailand likely occurred during the Burmese occupation of Ayutthaya. These Burmese invaders from the Pagan Kingdom were largely of Tibeto-Burman ethnicity, particularly members of the Bamar people, (with an infusion of indigenous Southeast Asian Mon–Khmer ancestry).
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