Moulmein

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Moulmein
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 16.484722°N 97.625833°E
Altitude: 226 m (742 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Mawlamyine
State/Province: Mon State
Country: Burma
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Moulmein was the headquarters of Amherst District in the Tenasserim Division of Lower Burma during the British period. It was the capital of British Burma between 1826 and 1852, having fallen under British control after the 1st Burma War.

It was the location of a cantonment.

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Modern name: Mawlamyine
Variants: Mawlamyaing/Moulmein/Maulmain

Churches

St Matthew’s Church of England was the first English church built in Burma. It was erected in 1832 and replaced by a new structure in 1890. St Augustine's Church of England was established in 1882.[1]

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References

  1. Page 87 Wanderings in Burma by George W Bird 1897 Southeast Asia Visions, Cornell University