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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 1852
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Pegu/Bago
External links
"Pegu" Love to Know 1911.
"Bago, Burma" Wikipedia.