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| − | The '''Mon''' are an ethnic group of agricultural people in [[Thailand]] and [[Burma]] (now Myanmar), who are thought to have come originally from western [[China]]. | + | The '''Mon''' are an ethnic group of agricultural people in [[Thailand]] and [[Burma]] (now Myanmar) who are thought to have come originally from western [[China]]. |
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| − | The Mon established a kingdom in Burma in about the 9th century. They introduced [[Buddha|Buddhism]] and Pali writing into Burma but were later subjugated by the Burmans in the 18th century. | + | The Mon established a kingdom in Burma in about the 9th century. They introduced [[Buddha|Buddhism]] and Pali writing into Burma, but were later subjugated by the Burmans in the 18th century. |
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| − | The Mon language is an Austro-Asiatic language also known as Tailang. | + | The Mon language is an Austro-Asiatic language, also known as Tailang. |
| | [[Category:Asia]] | | [[Category:Asia]] |
| | [[Category:Ethnicities]] | | [[Category:Ethnicities]] |