Pegu

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Pegu
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 17.32911°N 96.499089°E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Bago
State/Province: Bago Division
Country: Burma (Myanmar)
Transport links
Burma Railway
Sittang Valley State Railway

"Pegu, a town and former capital of Lower Burma, giving its name to a district and a division. The town is situated on a river of the same name, 47 m. N.E. of Rangoon by rail." ("Pegu", Love to Know 1911)

History

Battle of Pegu 1852

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Pegu/Bago

External links

"Pegu" Love to Know 1911.

"Bago, Burma" Wikipedia.