British rule in Burma
1824–1948 British colonial rule on Burma / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948. This started from the successive three Anglo-Burmese wars through the creation of Burma as a province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony. The rule finally ended with independence. The region under British control was known as British Burma.
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Colony of Burma မြန်မာကိုလိုနီ | |||||||||||||||||
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1824–1948 | |||||||||||||||||
Anthem: God Save the King (1824–1837; 1901–1948) God Save the Queen (1837–1901) | |||||||||||||||||
Status | Division of the Bengal Presidency (1826–1862) Province of British India (1862–1937) Colony of the United Kingdom (1937–1948) | ||||||||||||||||
Capital | Moulmein (1826–1852) Rangoon (1853–1942) Shimla (1942-1945) Rangoon (1945–1948) | ||||||||||||||||
Capital-in-exile | Shimla, British India (1942–1945) | ||||||||||||||||
Common languages | English (official) Burmese | ||||||||||||||||
Religion | Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam | ||||||||||||||||
Monarch | |||||||||||||||||
• 1862–1901 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||
• 1901–1910 | Edward VII | ||||||||||||||||
• 1910–1936 | George V | ||||||||||||||||
• 1936 | Edward VIII | ||||||||||||||||
• 1936–1948 | George VI | ||||||||||||||||
Governor | |||||||||||||||||
• 1862–1867 (first) | Sir Arthur Purves Phayre [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||
• 1946–1948 (last) | Sir Hubert Rance | ||||||||||||||||
Legislature | Legislative Council of Burma (1897–1936) Legislature of Burma (1936–1947) | ||||||||||||||||
Senate | |||||||||||||||||
House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Colonial era | ||||||||||||||||
• First Anglo-Burmese War | 5 March 1824 | ||||||||||||||||
• Anglo-Burmese Wars | 1824–1826, 1852–1853, 1885 | ||||||||||||||||
• Separation from British India | 1937 | ||||||||||||||||
• Japanese and Thai occupation | 1942–1945 | ||||||||||||||||
• Independence from the United Kingdom | 4 January 1948 | ||||||||||||||||
Currency | Burmese rupee, Indian rupee, Pound sterling | ||||||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | MM | ||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Myanmar |
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