British Burma (1937–1948)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Burma_(1937–1948)
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf British colony
gptkbp:area 676,578 km²
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Rangoon
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Indian_rupee
gptkb:Burmese_rupee
gptkbp:demonym Burmese
gptkbp:event gptkb:World_War_II_occupation_by_Japan
Japanese occupation (1942–1945)
Independence (1948)
Separation from British India (1937)
reoccupation by British (1945)
gptkbp:existedDuring 1 April 1937
gptkbp:existedUntil 4 January 1948
gptkbp:flag Flag of British Burma (1939–1941, 1945–1948).svg
gptkbp:governmentType British colony
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Burma (1937–1948)
gptkbp:leaderTitle gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:Archibald_Cochrane
gptkb:Hubert_Rance
gptkb:Reginald_Dorman-Smith
gptkbp:nowPartOf gptkb:Myanmar
gptkbp:officialLanguage Burmese
English
gptkbp:officialName Burma
gptkbp:population 16,119,000 (1941 est.)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:British_Raj
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Hinduism
gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Union_of_Burma
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Burma_(until_1937)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5