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[[Burma]] was a province of the Bengal Presidency until 1937.<br> | [[Burma]] was a province of the Bengal Presidency until 1937.<br> | ||
| − | The administrative districts were: | + | 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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| Prome | | Prome | ||
| [[Prome]] | | [[Prome]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Arakan | ||
| + | Lower Burma | ||
| + | |Akyab | ||
| + | |[[Akyab]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Northern Arakan | ||
| + | (or Arakan Hill Tracts) | ||
| + | |Paletwa | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Kyaukpyu | ||
| + | |[[Kyaukpyu]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | | ||
| + | |Sandoway | ||
| + | |Sandoway | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Irrawaddy | | Irrawaddy | ||
| + | Lower Burma | ||
| Bassein | | Bassein | ||
| [[Bassein]] | | [[Bassein]] | ||
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| [[Henzada]] | | [[Henzada]] | ||
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| Tenasserim | | Tenasserim | ||
| + | Lower Burma | ||
| Toungoo | | Toungoo | ||
| [[Toungoo]] | | [[Toungoo]] | ||
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| Mergui | | 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.
