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'''Prome''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_225.gif Prome District] in the Pegu Division of Lower Burma during the British period. The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company built up the town in the late 1800s to provide a shipping base on the river between Upper and Lower Burma. | '''Prome''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_225.gif Prome District] in the Pegu Division of Lower Burma during the British period. The [[Irrawaddy Flotilla Company]] built up the town in the late 1800s to provide a shipping base on the river between Upper and Lower Burma. | ||
== Military history == | == Military history == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:41, 18 January 2015
| Prome | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 18.816667°N, 95.216667°E |
| Altitude: | 37 m (120 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Pyay |
| State/Province: | Bago Division |
| Country: | Burma |
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Prome was the headquarters of Prome District in the Pegu Division of Lower Burma during the British period. The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company built up the town in the late 1800s to provide a shipping base on the river between Upper and Lower Burma.
Military history
- Battle of Prome 1825 part of the 1st Burma War
- Battle of Prome 1852 part of the 2nd Burma War
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Pyay
Variants: Pye/Prome
External links
Prome Town Imperial Gazetteer
