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Modern name: Yangon<br> | Modern name: Yangon<br> | ||
Variants: Rangoon<br> | Variants: Rangoon<br> | ||
==Maps== | |||
*[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/rangoon_1912.jpg Map of Rangoon 1912] from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Burma]] | [[Category:Burma]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Madras Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 11:31, 26 February 2010
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| Presidency: Madras Presidency | |
| Coordinates: | 16.868878°N 96.236255°E |
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| Place Name: | Yangon |
| State/Province: | Yangon Division |
| Country: | Burma |
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Rangoon, in what was formerly known as Lower Burma, was the capital of British Burma from 1885.
History
Rangoon came under British rule in the 1850s and was transformed into a busy commercial port. It became the capital of British Burma after Upper Burma was captured in the 3rd Burma War, making overland access from the rest of British India possible.
- Occupation of Rangoon 1824, part of the 1st Burma War
- Battle of Rangoon 1852, part of the 2nd Burma War
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Yangon
Variants: Rangoon
Maps
- Map of Rangoon 1912 from the Historical Maps of Asia Collection, University of Texas, Austin
