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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
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| − | |coordinates= | + | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=18.816667,95.216667&spn=0.1,0.1&q=18.53,73.85 18.816667°N, 95.216667°E] |
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| − | |presentname=Pyay | + | |presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prome Pyay] |
| − | |stateprovince=Bago Division | + | |stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bago_Division Bago Division] |
|country=[[Burma]] | |country=[[Burma]] | ||
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'''Prome''' is a town on the Irrawaddy River in [[Burma]]. The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company built up the town in the late 1800s to provide a shipping base between Upper and Lower Burma. | '''Prome''' is a town on the Irrawaddy River in [[Burma]]. The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company built up the town in the late 1800s to provide a shipping base between Upper and Lower Burma. | ||
| − | == | + | == Military history == |
*[[Battle of Prome 1825]] part of the [[1st Burma War]] | *[[Battle of Prome 1825]] part of the [[1st Burma War]] | ||
*[[Battle of Prome 1852]] part of the [[2nd Burma War]] | *[[Battle of Prome 1852]] part of the [[2nd Burma War]] | ||
Revision as of 14:44, 8 February 2012
| Prome | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 18.816667°N, 95.216667°E |
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| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Pyay |
| State/Province: | Bago Division |
| Country: | Burma |
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Prome is a town on the Irrawaddy River in Burma. The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company built up the town in the late 1800s to provide a shipping base between Upper and Lower Burma.
Military history
- Battle of Prome 1825 part of the 1st Burma War
- Battle of Prome 1852 part of the 2nd Burma War
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Pyay
Variants: Pye/Prome
