Prome
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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