Burma

Burma (now officially called the Union of Myanmar) was a province of 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:

• Martaban
• Mandalay
• Moulmein
• Pegu
• Prome
• Rangoon

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
• 2nd Burma War - 1852-53
• 3rd Burma War - 1885

Railways

• Burma Railway

Records

Baptism, Marriages and Burials for Burma are included in the Bengal returns (N/1) up to 1936. Records for 1937 to 1959 are in a seperate series N/10 with a single index for Burma BMBs.

External links

• Burma Wikipedia
• British rule in Burma Wikipedia

Online Books

• Travels in south-eastern Asia, embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China: with notices of numerous missionary stations, and a full account of the Burman Empire; with dissertations, tables, etc by Howard Malcolm 2nd edition 1839 2 volumes in one. Book 2 with index follows page 276 of Book 1 Google Books

• Rough Pencillings of a Rough Trip to Rangoon in 1846 by Colesworthey Grant 1853. With illustrations Archive.org

• Tenasserim Provinces , page 685 A Gazetteer of Southern India: with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore by Pharoah &Co 1855 Google Books