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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=16.483333484722,97.616667625833&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=16.483333484722,97.616667 16°29′N 97°37′E625833 16.484722°N 97.625833°E]|altitude= 226 m (742 ft)|presentname=Mawlamyaing or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulmein Mawlamyine ] |stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mon_State Mon State]|country=[[Burma]] (Myanmar)
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{{Places of Interest|title=Moulmein|name=Moulmein|link=xxxxx}}
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'''Moulmein''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_300.gif Amherst District] in the Tenasserim Division of Lower Burma during the British period. It was the capital of British [[Burma]] between 1826 and 1852, having fallen under British control after the [[1st Burma War]]. Although present day Mawlamyine is part of Mon State, during the British period Moulein was in [[Tenasserim]].
==Spelling==
Alternative spellingModern name: Mawlamyine]<br>Variants: Mawlamyaing/Moulmein/Maulmain
==External links==
*[http://endsal.wikipediauchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_012.gif Moulmein Town] Imperial Gazetteer of India<br>[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/wiki/Mawlamyine MawlamyineMoulmein Moulmein] WikipediaLove to Know 1911<br> 
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[[Category:Burma]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]

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