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| + | |coordinates=[https://www.google.com/maps/place/22°34'00.0%22N+95°42'00.0%22E/@22.566667,95.7,12z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d22.566667!4d95.7?hl=en 22.566667°N 95.7°E] | ||
| + | |altitude= 89 m (292 ft) | ||
| + | |presentname= [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shwebo Shwebo] | ||
| + | |stateprovince=[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagaing_Region Sagaing Region] | ||
| + | |country=[[Burma]] | ||
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| − | There was a cantonment, established in 1888, located to the north-east of the town on high ground. | + | '''Shwebo''' was the headquarters of the District of the same name in Upper Burma during the British period. It is located on the Sagaing-Myitkyina railway, about sixty five miles north west from Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and Mu rivers, 16½ miles west of [[Kyaukmyaung]] on the Irrawaddy. There was a cantonment, established in 1888, located to the north-east of the town on high ground. |
The stone S.P.G. church was situated in the north-west.corner of the town, and the Roman Catholic church in the south-east corner. | The stone S.P.G. church was situated in the north-west.corner of the town, and the Roman Catholic church in the south-east corner. | ||
| − | During the First World War, there was a camp for Turkish Prisoners of War | + | During the First World War, there was a camp for Turkish Prisoners of War. |
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| + | ==Churches== | ||
| + | *St Luke’s Shwebo 1887.<ref>[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:282/#page/113/mode/1up Page 87] ''Wanderings in Burma'' by George W Bird 1897. Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University</ref> Church of England. | ||
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| + | *All Saints SPG Mission Church. Church of England. A stone church, probably constructed after 1899, following a fire which deserted almost all the mission buildings.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/christianmission00pursiala#page/132/mode/2up Page 132] ''Christian Missions in Burma'' by W C B Purser, Missionary of Kemendine, Rangoon 1911 Archive.org</ref> | ||
==Also see== | ==Also see== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shwebo Shwebo] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shwebo Shwebo] Wikipedia | ||
| − | *[http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704723104576061931702951172 Photograph: Hospital Shwebo with | + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20150529070358/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704723104576061931702951172 Photograph: Hospital Shwebo with descriptions of different Ambulances, 1887 – 1897] by Felice Beato. Wall Street Journal, now an archived webpage. This photograph was included in an exhibition at the J Paul Getty Museum <ref> [http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/beato/beato_checklist.pdf Felice Beato: A Photographer on the Eastern Road], photograph 114, exhibition at the J Paul Getty Museum</ref> |
| + | *[http://www.kingsownmuseum.com/galleryaccommodation01.htm Photographs: Accommodation for Soldiers and Officers: Colonial Buildings of the 19th Century] Scroll down for two photographs of Shwebo c 1906. King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster | ||
| + | :[http://www.kingsownmuseum.com/ko1318-13.htm Sketch Map of Cantonment, Shwebo, Burma, 1906] from Photo Gallery: Accommodation for Soldiers and Officers. King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster | ||
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===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_317.gif "Shwebo District"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 22, page 311. | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_317.gif "Shwebo District"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 22, page 311. | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_328.gif "Shwebo Town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 22, page 322 | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_328.gif "Shwebo Town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India'', Volume 22, page 322 | ||
| + | *''Burma Gazetteer: District'' Series. [https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.17063 ''Shwebo District Vol A''] 1929. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. A transcribed edition of a volume c 1924 is available from [https://myanmar-law-library.org/law-library/legal-journal/burma-gazetter/shwebo-district-volume-a.html myanmar-law-library.org] | ||
*[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:282/#page/478/mode/1up "Shwebo"] page 326 ''Wanderings in Burma'' by George W Bird 1897. Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University. | *[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:282/#page/478/mode/1up "Shwebo"] page 326 ''Wanderings in Burma'' by George W Bird 1897. Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University. | ||
*[https://archive.org/stream/reportsonbritish00inteuoft#page/56/mode/2up "Camp for convalescents at Shwebo (Burma)"] [for Turkish Prisoners of War, WW1], page 57 ''Reports on British prison-camps in India and Burma, visited by the International Red Cross Committee in February, March and April, 1917'' Archive.org | *[https://archive.org/stream/reportsonbritish00inteuoft#page/56/mode/2up "Camp for convalescents at Shwebo (Burma)"] [for Turkish Prisoners of War, WW1], page 57 ''Reports on British prison-camps in India and Burma, visited by the International Red Cross Committee in February, March and April, 1917'' Archive.org | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:34, 16 October 2020
| Shwebo | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 22.566667°N 95.7°E |
| Altitude: | 89 m (292 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Shwebo |
| State/Province: | Sagaing Region |
| Country: | Burma |
| Transport links | |
| Burma Railway | |
Shwebo was the headquarters of the District of the same name in Upper Burma during the British period. It is located on the Sagaing-Myitkyina railway, about sixty five miles north west from Mandalay between the Irrawaddy and Mu rivers, 16½ miles west of Kyaukmyaung on the Irrawaddy. There was a cantonment, established in 1888, located to the north-east of the town on high ground.
The stone S.P.G. church was situated in the north-west.corner of the town, and the Roman Catholic church in the south-east corner.
During the First World War, there was a camp for Turkish Prisoners of War.
Contents
Churches
- St Luke’s Shwebo 1887.[1] Church of England.
- All Saints SPG Mission Church. Church of England. A stone church, probably constructed after 1899, following a fire which deserted almost all the mission buildings.[2]
Also see
Volunteer Regiment
Shwebo was the head-quarters of a company of the Upper Burma Volunteer Rifles, drawn from the Shwebo, Katha, Bhamo, and Myitkyina Districts. [3]
External links
- Shwebo Wikipedia
- Photograph: Hospital Shwebo with descriptions of different Ambulances, 1887 – 1897 by Felice Beato. Wall Street Journal, now an archived webpage. This photograph was included in an exhibition at the J Paul Getty Museum [4]
- Photographs: Accommodation for Soldiers and Officers: Colonial Buildings of the 19th Century Scroll down for two photographs of Shwebo c 1906. King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster
- Sketch Map of Cantonment, Shwebo, Burma, 1906 from Photo Gallery: Accommodation for Soldiers and Officers. King's Own Royal Regiment Museum, Lancaster
Historical books online
- "Shwebo District" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 22, page 311.
- "Shwebo Town" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 22, page 322
- Burma Gazetteer: District Series. Shwebo District Vol A 1929. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. A transcribed edition of a volume c 1924 is available from myanmar-law-library.org
- "Shwebo" page 326 Wanderings in Burma by George W Bird 1897. Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University.
- "Camp for convalescents at Shwebo (Burma)" [for Turkish Prisoners of War, WW1], page 57 Reports on British prison-camps in India and Burma, visited by the International Red Cross Committee in February, March and April, 1917 Archive.org
References
- ↑ Page 87 Wanderings in Burma by George W Bird 1897. Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University
- ↑ Page 132 Christian Missions in Burma by W C B Purser, Missionary of Kemendine, Rangoon 1911 Archive.org
- ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 22, page 321
- ↑ Felice Beato: A Photographer on the Eastern Road, photograph 114, exhibition at the J Paul Getty Museum
