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{{Short description|People of Mizo descent in Myanmar}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Mizo people in Myanmar
| native_name = Kawlrama Mizote
| image = Mizo or Lushai Chin attire in Myanmar.png
| caption = Mizo or Lushai Chin attire shown in the National Races Village, [[Yangon]], Myanmar.
| population = 400,000{{efn|It may include people that only have partial Mizo ancestry.}}<ref>{{cite web | title=Myanmar Mizo | website=Kabaw Tlangval | date=20 November 2022 | url=https://lalremruatazohmun.wordpress.com| access-date=30 October 2023}}</ref>
| popplace = {{hlist|[[Kalay]]|[[Khampat]]|[[Mandalay]]|[[Pyin Oo Lwin]]|[[Rihkhawdar|Rihkhawthar]]|[[Tamu, Myanmar|Tamu]]|[[Taunggyi]]|[[Yangon]]}}
| rels = [[File:Christian cross.svg|12px]] [[Christianity]] | related_groups = {{hlist|[[Chin people]]|[[Mizo diaspora]]}}
| langs = {{hlist|[[Burmese language|Burmese]]|[[Mizo language|Standard Mizo]]|<br />[[Hmar language|Hmar (Northern Mizo)]]}}
}}

The '''Lusei (Mizo) people in Myanmar''', historically the '''Burma National Lushais''' (Burmese:မြန်မာနိုင်ငံရှိ လူရှည်/လူရှိုင်း(မီဇိုး)လူမျိုးများ) are [[Burmese people|Myanmar citizens]] with full or partial [[Mizo people|Mizo]] ancestry. Although various Mizo tribes have lived in [[Myanmar]] for past centuries, the first wave of Mizos migrated back to Myanmar in the mid-19th to the 20th centuries.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of Mizo In Burma |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/system/files/digitalFilesICWeb/ICrarebooks/mslrepository/146/History%20Of%20Mizo%20In%20Burma.pdf |website=Indian Culture |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

The Mizo people do not influence the rest of Myanmar culturally, but [[Mizoram]], the native land of the Mizos, has helped refugees from Myanmar since 1962, after [[1962 Burmese coup d'état|Myanmar's first coup]]. It was more noticeable after the [[8888 Uprising]] in 1988 and the [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état|coup and civil war in 2021]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.himalmag.com/mizoram-refugee-crisis-chin-kukichin-bangladesh-myanmar-mizo-tribal-affinities-hostility/|title=In Mizoram, a refugee crisis highlights Mizo tribal affinities and hostility|date=2 June 2023|website=Himal Southasian|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref> They have also raised funds, and the Chinlung Chuak Artists, a band of Mizo and Burmese singers, fundraise for the displaced in Myanmar.

The number of Mizos is estimated to be 250,000-400,000 in Myanmar. Over 200,000 reside in the town of [[Kalay]]. They are part of the [[Mizo diaspora]] and the larger [[Zo people|Zo community]].

==History==

The early Burmese Mizo people, historically referred to as Lu Shaing (Burmese: လူရှိုင်း), Lu Shay (Burmese: လူရှေ/လူရှည်), and Kalinkaw (Burmese: ကလင်ကော့), were known to have resided in the [[Kabaw Valley]], along the [[India–Myanmar border|Indo–Burmese border]]. Historical records suggest that during their time in the Kabaw Valley, they recognized the [[Bamar people|Burman]]'s sovereignty over the region and allied with local forces. Notably, a 1972 Burmese encyclopedia mentions that in the year 1823, 800 Mizos joined [[Maha Bandula]]'s [[cavalry]], contributing to the defense of the [[Khampat]] area from foreign incursions, including by constructing and safeguarding defensive walls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://online.pubhtml5.com/shlu/mdus/|title=မြန်မာ့စွယ်စုံကျမ်း၊ အတွဲ (၁၂)|lang=my|page=34}}</ref>

The first census taken in the Chin Hills occurred in 1896 and showed 20 Mizo villages with 608 houses. In 1914, another wave of Mizos migrated, led by Kapmawia from [[Champhai district]]. Most Burmese Mizos have a military background. Around the 1940s in the [[British rule in the Lushai Hills|British Lushai Hills (present-day Mizoram)]], it was considered popular to join the [[Burmese Army]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/article/989166/why-mizo-groups-are-organising-events-to-show-solidarity-for-coup-protestors-in-myanmar|title=Why Mizos have come out to support protesters against Myanmar coup|first=C. V.|last=Lalmalsawmi|date=11 March 2021|website=Scroll.in|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref> Hence, there were 500 Mizos in the Burmese Army in 1947, and that number grew to 3,000 in 1960.

C. Khuma (Challiankhuma), an Army Officer serving in Burma, wrote a tragic love story called ''Memiau Sanapui'' ([[Pyin Oo Lwin|Maymyo]] Clocktower) in 1946. It was published by the Burma Lushai Association in 1950. This tragedy was perhaps the first Mizo fiction ever printed and published outside Mizoram. ''Irrawaddy Luikamah'' (At the [[Bank (geography)|Bank]] of the Irrawaddy) by [[James Dokhuma]] was also written.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Writings in Mizo Manuscripts | url=https://namami.gov.in/sites/default/files/book_pdf/Writing%20in%20Mizo%20Manuscripts.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706104228/https://www.namami.gov.in/sites/default/files/book_pdf/Writing%20in%20Mizo%20Manuscripts.pdf | archive-date=2022-07-06}}</ref>

The first Mizo town in Myanmar founded by Mizo migrants is [[Letpankone]], in [[Sagaing Region]]; in Mizo, it is known as ''Sainguauva khua''.

In a government-led estimation in 1972, there were 83 Mizo villages with 5,736 homes, with 33,554 people, in Myanmar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kawl Rama Mizo Lut Hmasate Chanchin Part. 1 |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/system/files/digitalFilesICWeb/ICrarebooks/mslrepository/260/Kawl%20Rama%20Mizo%20Lut%20Hmasate%20Chanchin%20Part.%201.pdf |website=Indian Culture |access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

==Culture==
Most Burmese Mizos are [[Christians]] and speak [[Mizo language|Mizo]] and [[Burmese language|Burmese]]. [[Chapchar Kut]], a famous Mizo festival, is one of those that are celebrated publicly in [[Kalay]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news-eleven.com/article/98617|title=လူရှိုင်း (မီဇိုး) တိုင်းရင်းသားတို့၏ ကြပ်ကြာရ်ကုသ်ပွဲတော်ကို ကလေးမြို့တွင် ကျင်းပ|website=Eleven Media Group Co., Ltd|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

It has introduced some Mizo dishes to Myanmar such as these:

* Sabutui
* Bài
* Samțawk kàn

==Citizenship==
Most Mizos in Myanmar officially identify with the [[Chin people|Chin ethnic group]]. However, the [[Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League]] once encouraged Mizos to come from [[Mizoram]] and to settle in Myanmar. The same was true for the [[Manipuris]] as well. Some thought that those were tactics to let the party gain votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kathuhlu.blogspot.com/2009/04/kawlram-mizo-chanchin-tlem.html|title=Saumbur: KAWLRAM MIZO CHANCHIN TLEM|date=3 April 2009|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianculture.gov.in/archives/manipuris-and-lushais-settled-burma-jan-1948-questin-eligibility-burmese-nationality|title=Manipuris and Lushais settled in Burma of the Jan 1948-Questin of eligibility for Burmese Nationality|website=INDIAN CULTURE|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

==Notable Burmese Mizos==
*[[Vanlal Dawla]], boxer
*[[Zoramthanga (boxer)|Zoramthanga]], boxer
*[[Aye Nyein Thu]], doctor
*[[Aye Aye Mu (politician)|Aye Aye Mu]], politician
*[[Chaw Su Khin]], singer
*[[Lar Dint Htar Yi]], musician
*[[Mary Dawngi]], musician
*[[Nway Oo]]
*[[Omomi Khiangte]], musician
*[[SaiWanah]], musician
*[[Sasa (politician)|Sasa]], politician

==See also==
*[[Mizo people in Tripura]]
==References==
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==Sources==
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{{Ethnic groups in Myanmar|Mizo}}
{{Kuki-Chin-Mizo tribes}}

[[Category:Ethnic groups in Myanmar]]
[[Category:Mizo people| ]]
[[Category:Indian diaspora in Myanmar]]
[[Category:Burmese people of Indian descent]]

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