Anglo-Burmese Wars
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The Anglo-Burmese Wars, also known as the Indo-Burmese Wars, were an armed conflict between two expanding empires, the British Empire and the Konbaung dynasty, that became British Indian Empire's most
Photograph of surrender of the Burmese Army, 3rd Anglo-Burmese War
Myanmar
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Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma, is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a
Anglo-Burmese Wars
…million – £1.1 billion as of 2019) and spanning over 60 years. There were three of these wars between 1824 and 1885. The expansion of Burma (present-day Myanmar) under the Konbaung dynasty had consequences along its frontiers. As those frontiers moved ever closer to the British East India Company and later…
Pagodas and kyaungs in present-day Bagan, the capital of the Pagan Kingdom
Temples at Mrauk U
Portuguese ruler mounting an Elephant and his soldiers. Philips, Jan Caspar (draughtsman and engraver)
A British 1825 lithograph of Shwedagon Pagoda shows British occupation during the First Anglo-Burmese War.