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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]]. | '''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]]. | ||
It was the location of a cantonment. | |||
==Spelling== | ==Spelling== | ||
Modern name: Mawlamyine<br> | Modern name: Mawlamyine<br> | ||
Variants: Mawlamyaing/Moulmein/Maulmain | Variants: Mawlamyaing/Moulmein/Maulmain | ||
==Churches== | |||
St Matthew’s Church of England was the first English church built in Burma. It was erected in 1832 and replaced by a new structure in 1890.<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> | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_012.gif Moulmein Town] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India''<br> | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_012.gif Moulmein Town] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India''<br> | ||
*[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:334/#page/11/mode/1up Photograph: Maulmain Cantonments shewing the Church of England] from ''Photographs of British Burma and the Straits, 1876-7-8-9''. Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University. | *[http://seasiavisions.library.cornell.edu/bookreader/sea:334/#page/11/mode/1up Photograph: Maulmain Cantonments shewing the Church of England] from ''Photographs of British Burma and the Straits, 1876-7-8-9''. Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University. | ||
*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/72735375@N06/6562209871/in/gallery-23268776@N03-72157629039421461/ Photograph: St Matthew's Church, Moulmein (Mawlamyine)] flickr.com | |||
**[http://blogs.rmg.co.uk/memorials/m5506/ Memorial: St Matthew's Church, Moulmein]. Edward Ricker drowned in the Irrawaddy 5th May 1885. Maritime Memorials, M5506, Royal Museums Greenwich | |||
*[http://www.greatmirror.com/index.cfm?countryid=261&chapterid=268&picturesize=big Photographs: Moulmein : British Tombstones] greatmirror.com. Website of Bret Wallach, Professor of Geography, University of Oklahoma | *[http://www.greatmirror.com/index.cfm?countryid=261&chapterid=268&picturesize=big Photographs: Moulmein : British Tombstones] greatmirror.com. Website of Bret Wallach, Professor of Geography, University of Oklahoma | ||
== References == | |||
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Revision as of 22:12, 31 May 2015
| Moulmein | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 16.484722°N 97.625833°E |
| Altitude: | 226 m (742 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Mawlamyine |
| State/Province: | Mon State |
| Country: | Burma |
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| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Moulmein was the headquarters of 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.
It was the location of a cantonment.
Spelling
Modern name: Mawlamyine
Variants: Mawlamyaing/Moulmein/Maulmain
Churches
St Matthew’s Church of England was the first English church built in Burma. It was erected in 1832 and replaced by a new structure in 1890.[1]
External links
- Moulmein Town Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Photograph: Maulmain Cantonments shewing the Church of England from Photographs of British Burma and the Straits, 1876-7-8-9. Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University.
- Photograph: St Matthew's Church, Moulmein (Mawlamyine) flickr.com
- Memorial: St Matthew's Church, Moulmein. Edward Ricker drowned in the Irrawaddy 5th May 1885. Maritime Memorials, M5506, Royal Museums Greenwich
- Photographs: Moulmein : British Tombstones greatmirror.com. Website of Bret Wallach, Professor of Geography, University of Oklahoma
