Third Anglo-Burmese War

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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  • The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.4.2: Hong Kong, Singaporean, Malaysian and Myanmar Writing and Culture.

Disputes with the Burmese king Mindon Min about royalty payments on teak extraction, and fears about French designs on Burma, led the British Indian Army to invade upper Burma and annexe Burma as a province of India.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Third Anglo-Burmese War". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5311, accessed 23 November 2024.]

5311 Third Anglo-Burmese War 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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