Where do the Karens live and what is the size of the Karen population?
Karens live in Burma and Thailand and the Karen population is approximately 14 million. In Burma, many Karens llive in the Karen state which is in the southern part of the country. The capital of the Karen state is Pa-an.
Karen state Pa-an
THE CHRONOLOGY OF MIGRATIONS MADE BY KARENS
The migration of Karens beginning from the land of Babylonia to Burma is show as follows:
1. Left Babylonia BC 2234-duration of migration period-37 years. (2234-2197=37) Reached Mongolia BC 2197.
2. Left Mongolia BC 2017-Dwelled in Mongolia 180 years.(2197-2013=180Entered into East Turkestan BC 2013-duration of migration period=4 years.(2017-2013=4)
3. Left East Turkistan BC 1866 -Dwell in E-Turkestan=147 years (2013-1866=147) Reached Tibet BC 1864-duration of migration 2 years. (1866-1864=2)
4. Left Tibet BC 1388-Dwell in Tibet -476 years (1864-1388=476) Reached Yunan BC 1385-Duration of migration=3 years. (1388-1385)
5. Left Yunan (1st. Wave ) BC 1128-dweled in Yunan 257 years (1385-1128=257) Reach Burma (1st. wave) BC 1125 Migration period = 3 years.(1128-1125=3)
6. Left Yunan (2nd.wave) BC 742-Dwelled in Yunan 644 years (1385-741=644) Reached Burma (2nd.wave) BC 739-Migration period = 2 years (741 - 739=2)
