Mandalay

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Mandalay
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 21.5830 °N, 96.50 °E
Altitude:
Present Day Details
Place Name: Mandalay
State/Province: Mandalay Division
Country: Burma
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Mandalay is a city in Burma on the Irrawaddy River. It was a British possession from 1885 until its independence in 1948. It was the location of a cantonment, also known as Fort Dufferin.

History

Mandalay was annexed by the British in 1885 at the end of the 3rd Burma War. The city fell after the Battle of Mandalay on the 28th November.

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External links

Historical books online