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|presidency=[[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]]
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|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=16.766667,94.716667&spn=0.1,0.1&t=m&q=16.766667,94.716667 16.766667,766667°N 94.716667716667°E]|altitude= 6 m (20 ft)
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathein Pathein]
|stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayeyarwady_Division Irrawaddy Division]
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{{Places of Interest|title=Bassein|name=Bassein |link=xxxxx}}
'''Bassein''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_112.gif Bassein District] in the Irrawaddy Division of Lower Burma during the British period.
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Pathein<br>
Variants: Bassein/Vasai
==Military history==
[[Battle of Bassein 1852]]
== External links ==
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V07_126.gif Bassein Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/burma-gazetteer-bassein-district-vol-a-1916 ''Burma Gazetteer Bassein District Vol A''] 1916 Archive.org
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Burma]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
