with British colonial rule, when Burma became a part of the British Raj According to Burmese chronicles, Brahmins in Burma were subject to the four- caste system , which included brahmanas {braah~ma.Na.} , kshatriyas {hkût~ti.ya.} , vaishya {wé} , and shudra {þoad~da.} ဒ ). Because the Burmese monarchy enforced the caste system