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− | [[Burma]] was a province of the Bengal Presidency until 1937. The administrative districts were: | + | [[Burma]] was a province of the Bengal Presidency until 1937.<br> |
+ | The administrative districts were: | ||
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| Pegu | | Pegu | ||
− | | Hanthawaddy | + | Lower Burma |
+ | | [[Hanthawaddy District|Hanthawaddy]] | ||
+ | Split in 1912 into | ||
+ | <br>Insein and | ||
+ | <br>Syriam | ||
| [[Rangoon]] | | [[Rangoon]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
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| [[Pegu]] | | [[Pegu]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | | + | | |
| Tharrawaddy | | Tharrawaddy | ||
− | | [[]] | + | | [[Tharrawaddy]] |
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| Prome | | Prome | ||
− | | | + | | [[Prome]] |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Arakan | ||
+ | Lower Burma | ||
+ | |Akyab | ||
+ | |[[Akyab]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Northern Arakan | ||
+ | (or Arakan Hill Tracts) | ||
+ | |Paletwa | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Kyaukpyu | ||
+ | |[[Kyaukpyu]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Sandoway | ||
+ | |Sandoway | ||
|- | |- | ||
+ | | Irrawaddy | ||
+ | Lower Burma | ||
| Bassein | | Bassein | ||
− | + | | [[Bassein]] | |
− | | [[]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | Myaungmya |
− | | [[]] | + | | [[Myaungmya]] |
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
| Ma-ubin | | Ma-ubin | ||
− | | [[]] | + | | [[Ma-ubin]] |
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | Pyapon |
− | | [[]] | + | | [[Pyapon]] |
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
− | | | + | | Henzada |
− | | [[]] | + | | [[Henzada]] |
|- | |- | ||
+ | |||
| Tenasserim | | Tenasserim | ||
− | |Toungoo | + | Lower Burma |
− | | [[]] | + | | Toungoo |
+ | | [[Toungoo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Salween | ||
+ | | [[Papun]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| Thaton | | Thaton | ||
− | | [[]] | + | | [[Thaton]] |
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| Amherst | | Amherst | ||
− | | [[]] | + | | [[Moulmein]] |
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| Tavoy | | Tavoy | ||
− | | [[]] | + | | [[Tavoy]] |
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| Mergui | | Mergui | ||
− | | [[]] | + | | [[Mergui]] |
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Mandalay | ||
+ | Upper Burma | ||
+ | |Mandalay | ||
+ | |[[Mandalay]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Bhamo | ||
+ | |[[Bhamo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Myitkyina | ||
+ | |Myitkyina | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Katha | ||
+ | |[[Katha]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Ruby Mines | ||
+ | |Mogok | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Meiktila | ||
+ | Upper Burma | ||
+ | |Kyaukse | ||
+ | |Kyaukse | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Meiktila | ||
+ | |[[Meiktila]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Yamethin | ||
+ | |[[Yamethin]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Myingyan | ||
+ | |Myingyan | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Minbu | ||
+ | Upper Burma | ||
+ | | Thayetmyo | ||
+ | | [[Thayetmyo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Minbu | ||
+ | | [[Minbu]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Magwe | ||
+ | | [[Magwe]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | Pakokku | ||
+ | | [[Pakokku]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Sagaing | ||
+ | Upper Burma | ||
+ | |Sagaing | ||
+ | |Sagaing | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Lower Chindwin | ||
+ | |Monywa | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | |Upper Chindwin | ||
+ | |Kindat | ||
+ | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
+ | In addition there were areas such as the Northern Shan States, Southern Shan States, Chin Hills, and Pakokku Chin Hills. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==Also see== | ||
+ | *[[Gazetteers#Burma| Gazetteers - Burma]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | + | ===Historical books online=== | |
− | [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=9&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_112.gif Burma] Imperial Gazetteer | + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=9&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_112.gif Burma] Imperial Gazetteer |
− | + | *[https://archive.org/details/hilltractsofarak00hughrich/page/n5/mode/2up ''The Hill Tracts of Arakan''] by Major W. Gwynne Hughes 1881 Archive.org. | |
− | [[Category:Districts| Burma Districts]] | + | *The ''Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series Burma'' 1908 [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.146790 Volume I], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.120373 Volume II] Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. |
+ | [[Category:Districts| Burma Districts]] [[Category:Burma]] |
Latest revision as of 06:42, 27 October 2020
Burma was a province of the Bengal Presidency until 1937.
The administrative districts were:
Division | District Name | District Headquarters |
---|---|---|
Pegu
Lower Burma |
Hanthawaddy
Split in 1912 into
|
Rangoon |
Pegu | Pegu | |
Tharrawaddy | Tharrawaddy | |
Prome | Prome | |
Arakan
Lower Burma |
Akyab | Akyab |
Northern Arakan
(or Arakan Hill Tracts) |
Paletwa | |
Kyaukpyu | Kyaukpyu | |
Sandoway | Sandoway | |
Irrawaddy
Lower Burma |
Bassein | Bassein |
Myaungmya | Myaungmya | |
Ma-ubin | Ma-ubin | |
Pyapon | Pyapon | |
Henzada | Henzada | |
Tenasserim
Lower Burma |
Toungoo | Toungoo |
Salween | Papun | |
Thaton | Thaton | |
Amherst | Moulmein | |
Tavoy | Tavoy | |
Mergui | Mergui | |
Mandalay
Upper Burma |
Mandalay | Mandalay |
Bhamo | Bhamo | |
Myitkyina | Myitkyina | |
Katha | Katha | |
Ruby Mines | Mogok | |
Meiktila
Upper Burma |
Kyaukse | Kyaukse |
Meiktila | Meiktila | |
Yamethin | Yamethin | |
Myingyan | Myingyan | |
Minbu
Upper Burma |
Thayetmyo | Thayetmyo |
Minbu | Minbu | |
Magwe | Magwe | |
Pakokku | Pakokku | |
Sagaing
Upper Burma |
Sagaing | Sagaing |
Lower Chindwin | Monywa | |
Upper Chindwin | Kindat |
In addition there were areas such as the Northern Shan States, Southern Shan States, Chin Hills, and Pakokku Chin Hills.
Also see
External links
Historical books online
- Burma Imperial Gazetteer
- The Hill Tracts of Arakan by Major W. Gwynne Hughes 1881 Archive.org.
- The Imperial Gazetteer of India Provincial Series Burma 1908 Volume I, Volume II Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.