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Mandalay
| Mandalay | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 21.5830 °N, 96.50 °E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Mandalay |
| State/Province: | Mandalay Division |
| Country: | Burma |
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Mandalay is a city in Burma on the Irrawaddy River. It was a British possession from 1885 until its independence in 1948.
History
Mandalay was annexed by the British in 1885 at the end of the 3rd Burma War. The city fell after the Battle of Mandalay on the 28th November.
Railways
External links
- Mandalay Wikipedia