Thayetmyo
Thayetmyo is a port on the right (western) bank of the Irrawaddy River. It was situated in Thayet District, which was the northern district of the Pegu division
There was a cantonment at Thayetmyo, built in 1854.
A brief comment that in 1877-8 Thayetmyo was a Frontier Station[1]
Spelling variants
Thayetmyo
It is likely that Thayetingo ,where British troops were based, is the same place as Thayetmyo
External links
- Thayetmyo Wikipedia
- "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
- "Thayetmyo Town" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 23, page 354.
References
- ↑ Reminiscences of an Indian Cavalry Officer, page 44 by Colonel John Sutton Edward Western 1922 Archive.org.