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basic history of territory from wikipedia
'''Burma''' (now officially called the Union of Myanmar) was part a province of the [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal Presidency]]until the establishment of the Burma Office in 1937 after which it was administered separately until independence in 1948.
==Geography==
Places in Burma:
*[[Mandalay]]
*[[Moulmein]]
*[[Pegu]]
==History==
The British annexed parts of Burmese territory after their victory in [[1st Burma War]]. Lower Burma was annexed in 1852 after the [[2nd Burma War]]. In 1862, these territories were designated the minor province of British India, ' British Burma'. After the [[3rd Burma War]] in 1885, Upper Burma was annexed, and the following year, the province of 'Burma' in British India was created, becoming a major province in 1897. This arrangement lasted until 1937, when Burma began to be administered separately by the Burma Office and the Secretary of State for India and Burma. Burma achieved independence from British rule on January 4, 1948.
===Military===
*[[1st Burma War]] - 1823-24
