Prome
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| Prome | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
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| 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.
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
