Thayetmyo

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Thayetmyo
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 19.325°N 95.183056°E
Altitude: 52 m (171 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Thayetmyo
State/Province: Irrawaddy Division
Country: Burma
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Thayetmyo, a port on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy River, was the headquarters of Thayetmyo District in the Minbu Division of Burma during the British period. A cantonment was built in 1854.

A brief comment that in 1877-8 Thayetmyo was a Frontier Station[1]

Spelling variants

Modern name: Thayetmyo
It is likely that Thayetingo, where British troops were based, is the same place as Thayetmyo.

External links

Thayetmyo Town Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23 page 354
Thayetmyo Love to Know 1911

Historical books on-line

  • "Thayet District" , page 728 The British Burma Gazetteer Volume 2, A-Z (1879) Archive.org
  • "Thayet-myo", page 770 The British Burma Gazetteer Volume 2, A-Z (1879) Archive.org

References

  1. Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer, page 44 by Colonel John Sutton Edward Western 1922 Archive.org.