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*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/fullscreen.html?object=66 Map of Rangoon 1909] Imperial Gazetteer<br>  
 
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gaz_atlas_1909/fullscreen.html?object=66 Map of Rangoon 1909] Imperial Gazetteer<br>  
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/2343526806/ Holy Trinity Cathedral - Rangoon – 1886] flickr.com
 
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/23268776@N03/2343526806/ Holy Trinity Cathedral - Rangoon – 1886] flickr.com
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*[http://www.jjmcphoto.com/gallery/ Photographs of colonial buildings in Yangon taken mid 2012] from the website of [http://www.jjmcphoto.com photographers Jacques Maudy and Jimi Casaccia] with the  article [http://www.eurasiareview.com/02082012-burma-visionary-photographers-train-cameras-on-yangons-colonial-buildings/  Burma: Visionary Photographers Train Cameras On Yangon’s Colonial Buildings]  ''Eurasia Review'' August 2, 2012
 
*[http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/09/13/a-fading-yangon-captured-in-photos/ A Fading Yangon Captured in Photos] with a [http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/09/13/a-fading-yangon-captured-in-photos/tab/slideshow/#slide/1 Slideshow] September 13, 2012  ''Wall Street Journal'' Life and Style: Scene Asia
 
*[http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/09/13/a-fading-yangon-captured-in-photos/ A Fading Yangon Captured in Photos] with a [http://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/09/13/a-fading-yangon-captured-in-photos/tab/slideshow/#slide/1 Slideshow] September 13, 2012  ''Wall Street Journal'' Life and Style: Scene Asia
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Revision as of 10:24, 22 January 2013

Rangoon
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Presidency: Bengal Presidency
Coordinates: 16.868878°N 96.236255°E
Altitude: 26m (85 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Yangon
State/Province: Yangon Division
Country: Burma
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Rangoon, in what was formerly known as Lower Burma, was the capital of British Burma from 1885 and a separate district in Pegu Division during the British period. It was also the headquarters of Hanthawaddy District.

History

Rangoon came under British rule in the 1850s and was transformed into a busy commercial port. It became the capital of British Burma after Upper Burma was captured in the 3rd Burma War, making overland access from the rest of British India possible.

Military history

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Yangon
Variants: Rangoon

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