British colonial administration in Burma

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The British colonial administration in Burma was the governing authority established by the British Empire to control and administer Burma, overseeing its political, economic, and military structures during the colonial period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administration
governmental authority
administrativeStructure province of British India
separate British crown colony
appliesToTerritory Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar
capital Rangoon
linked to: Yangon
colonialPower British Empire
country United Kingdom
currency Burmese rupee
Indian rupee
economicPolicy export-oriented rice production
extraction of teak and timber
infrastructure development for trade
educationPolicy expansion of Western-style education
endTime 1948
followedBy Union of Burma government
linked to: U Nu government
governedPopulation Burman majority
ethnic minorities in frontier areas
headOfGovernmentTitle Governor of Burma
Lieutenant-Governor of Burma
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
impact creation of modern territorial boundaries of Burma
integration of Burma into global capitalist economy
introducedInstitution modern civil service
modern port facilities in Rangoon
railway network
militaryForce British Indian Army units
Burma Rifles
notableLeaderOpposed Aung San
U Nu
officialLanguage Burmese
English
partOf British India
British Raj
linked to: British India
policy direct rule in central Burma
indirect rule in some frontier regions
religiousPolicy formal neutrality toward Buddhism
resistanceMovement Dobama Asiayone
Thirty Comrades
separatedFrom British India
separationDate 1937
significantEvent First Anglo-Burmese War
Japanese occupation of Burma
Second Anglo-Burmese War
Third Anglo-Burmese War
annexation of Upper Burma
granting of Burmese independence
separation of Burma from British India
startTime 1824
usedLegalSystem British common law

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Burma Army (British Burma) subordinateTo British colonial administration in Burma
Konbaung Dynasty followedBy British rule in Burma
linked to: British colonial administration in Burma
King Thibaw Min successor British colonial administration of Burma
linked to: British colonial administration in Burma
Battle of Rangoon outcome Rangoon became a British base of operations in Burma
linked to: British colonial administration in Burma
Sawbwa timePeriod British colonial period in Burma
linked to: British colonial administration in Burma
Sawbwa subordinateTo British colonial administration in Burma
Saopha subordinateTo British colonial administration in Burma
Order of Burma historicalContext British rule in Burma
linked to: British colonial administration in Burma
Sir Spencer Harcourt Butler employer British Government in Burma
linked to: British colonial administration in Burma
Ba Maw precededBy British colonial administration in Burma
Thakin movement opposed British colonial administration in Burma
Fall of Mandalay in 1885 relatedTo British rule in Burma
linked to: British colonial administration in Burma
U Nu government precededBy British colonial administration in Burma
Pyin Oo Lwin colonial architecture associatedWith British colonial administration in Burma
Prome District (historical) timePeriod British colonial period in Burma
linked to: British colonial administration in Burma
His Majesty the King of Burma successorRegime British colonial administration in Burma
Princess Myat Phaya Lat historicalPeriod British colonial period in Burma
linked to: British colonial administration in Burma
Princess Myat Phaya Galay associatedWith British colonial administration in Burma
British Far East hasPart British Burma (before transfer to India Office)
linked to: British colonial administration in Burma