Pegu

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 June 1852
Relief of Pegu Dec 1852

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Pegu/Bago

External links

"Pegu" Love to Know 1911.

"Bago, Burma" Wikipedia.