British colonial administration in Burma

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_colonial_administration_in_Burma

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:area	676,578 km²
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Rangoon
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	Burma
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Burmese_kyat gptkb:Indian_rupee
gptkbp:endDate	1948
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Chinese gptkb:Indian Bamar Chin Kachin Karen Mon Rakhine Shan
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_British_Burma
gptkbp:governedBy	Governor of Burma
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British colonial administration in Burma
gptkbp:incorporated	gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Saya_San_Rebellion 1930 Rangoon riots 1938 oilfield workers' strike
gptkbp:notableCase	Government of Burma Act 1935 Separation Act 1937
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Mandalay gptkb:Moulmein gptkb:Rangoon
gptkbp:notableInstitution	gptkb:Indian_Civil_Service Burma Legislative Council Executive Council of Burma
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Sir_Hubert_Rance gptkb:Reginald_Dorman-Smith gptkb:Aung_San gptkb:Ba_Maw
gptkbp:officialLanguage	Burmese English
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:policy	introduction of Western education divide and rule extraction of resources
gptkbp:populationCensus1931	14,667,000
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Konbaung_Dynasty
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Buddhism gptkb:Christianity gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:separates	gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:separationDate	1937
gptkbp:significantEvent	gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Burma gptkb:Anglo-Burmese_Wars gptkb:Annexation_of_Upper_Burma gptkb:Third_Anglo-Burmese_War Japanese occupation (1942–1945) Independence (1948) Burma Independence Movement Separation from British India
gptkbp:startDate	1824
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Union_of_Burma
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:U_Nu_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7