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'''Thayetmyo''' is a port on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy River. It was situated in Thayet District, which was the northern district of the [[Pegu]] division | '''Thayetmyo''' is a port on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy River. It was situated in Thayet District, which was the northern district of the [[Pegu]] division | ||
There was a cantonment at | There was a cantonment at Thayetmyo, built in 1854. | ||
A [http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesofi00westuoft#page/44/mode/2up/search/Thayetmyo brief comment] that in 1877-8 Thayetmyo was a Frontier Station<ref> | |||
[http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesofi00westuoft#page/44/mode/2up/search/Thayetmyo ''Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer''], page 44 by Colonel John Sutton Edward Western 1922 Archive.org.</ref> | |||
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*[http://www.archive.org/stream/britishburmagaze02spea#page/770/mode/2up "Thayet-myo"], page 770 ''The British Burma Gazetteer Volume 2, A-Z'' (1879) Archive.org | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/britishburmagaze02spea#page/770/mode/2up "Thayet-myo"], page 770 ''The British Burma Gazetteer Volume 2, A-Z'' (1879) Archive.org | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_360.gif "Thayetmyo Town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23'', page 354. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_360.gif "Thayetmyo Town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23'', page 354. | ||
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Revision as of 07:00, 30 December 2011
Thayetmyo is a port on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy River. It was situated in Thayet District, which was the northern district of the Pegu division
There was a cantonment at Thayetmyo, built in 1854.
A brief comment that in 1877-8 Thayetmyo was a Frontier Station[1]
Spelling variants
Thayetmyo
It is likely that Thayetingo ,where British troops were based, is the same place as Thayetmyo
External links
- Thayetmyo Wikipedia
- "Thayet District" , page 728 The British Burma Gazetteer Volume 2, A-Z (1879) Archive.org
- "Thayet-myo", page 770 The British Burma Gazetteer Volume 2, A-Z (1879) Archive.org
- "Thayetmyo Town" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23, page 354.
References
- ↑ Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer, page 44 by Colonel John Sutton Edward Western 1922 Archive.org.