During King Dhammazedi 20-year reign from 1472 to 1492 the area currently encompassed by the Bogalay Township experienced a time of rapid economic growth and increase in cultural identity, with roots in Theravada Buddhism.
The leader responsible for taking control of southern Myanmar and unifying the north and the south was Alaungpaya.
Student movements, aimed at expediting the process of freeing Burmese from British/Indian rule, were organized and help facilitate the peasant rebellion in 1930.
However, the military Junta refused to give up its power and put Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest for a few years.
The Bogale Township has a very rich and diverse culture due to its high numbers of ethnic groups.
This absence of a family name in the region makes tracing one's heritage back very difficult, if not impossible.
Burmese Buddhists’ ultimate goal is to live a near sin-less life so that a person can reach the highest form of reincarnation, which is Nirvana.
When a loved one is sick and near death it is typical of Burmese to bring gifts such as fruits or canned cereals to the ill person.
The people go to the streets to do traditional dances and arts for three days in order to usher in the New Year in the Myanmar calendar.
The town's youth traditionally will throw water on people from numerous stages that have been set up on the streets to signify the cleansing of one's sins or wrongdoings away.
Because of the Bogale Township's ideal location on the base of the delta, farming and agriculture are huge industries in the region.
In addition to the region's geographically friendly atmosphere towards agriculture, the Bogale Township is also ideal for fishing in certain times of the year.
Fish can be caught in large amounts and sold in the markets as a supplement to the frequent purchases of rice.
The lumber is typically exported to foreign countries within Southeast Asia or sent to the northern, less wooded areas of Myanmar.
Aung San Suu Kyi won the election by a landslide, yet the military refused to give up power.
During military rule, the people of the Bogale Township lived in constant fear of speaking out against the Junta.
It was not uncommon for a journalist, blogger, or just outspoken man or woman to be thrown in jail for as long as thirty years for speaking out against the regime.
In the years/months preceding the NLD government, the atrocities that the Junta performed in this Bogale Township region have been a hot topic among international organizations and human rights activists.
Government officials estimate that over 10,000 people were left dead in the Bogalay Township region alone after the initial storm.
In addition to the hardships the people of the Bogale Township are facing amidst the cyclone, their very own government has done a poor job of bringing aid to the region.
The UN is exploring potential human rights violations within the Burmese regions hardly hit by the Nargis Cyclone, such as the Bogale Township.