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The region under British control was known as British Burma, and officially known as Burma (Burmese: မြန်မာပြည်) [1] from 1886. [ 2 ] Some portions of Burmese territories, including Arakan and Tenasserim , were annexed by the British after their victory in the First Anglo-Burmese War ; Lower Burma was annexed in 1852 after ...
Union Flag of The United Kingdom used as the State flag of British Burma 1945 – 4 January 1948 [33] 6 February 1939 – 30 March 1941; [34] National Flag of British Burma: British Blue Ensign with the Union Jack occupying one quarter of the field placed in the canton and defaced with the Badge of Burma: a peacock on a golden disk 1945 – 3 ...
The National Flag of the Union of Burma was designed by Maung Win and adopted by the Constituent Assembly of the Union of Burma in August 1947. [6] It was hoisted for the first time at 4:25 AM on 4 January 1948 when Burma gained its independence from the United Kingdom. The flag consisted of a red field defaced with a blue canton.
The Burmese under British rule felt helpless, and reacted with a "racism that combined feelings of superiority and fear". [284] Crude oil production, an indigenous industry of Yenangyaung, was taken over by the British and put under Burmah Oil monopoly. British Burma began exporting crude oil in 1853. [286]
British Empire in World War II; British rule in Burma; Brodie helmet; Burma campaign (1942–1943) Burma campaign (1944) Burma campaign (1944–1945) Canadian Red Ensign; China–Myanmar relations; Crown colony; Curtiss-Wright CW-22; Decolonisation of Asia; Flag and coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands; Flag of Anguilla; Flag of Ascension ...
The Federated Shan States (Shan: မိူင်းႁူမ်ႈတုမ်ႊၸိုင်ႈတႆး Muang Hom Tum Jueng Tai; Burmese: ပဒေသရာဇ်ရှမ်းပြည်နယ်စု) was an administrative division of the British Empire made up by the much larger Shan States and the Karenni States during British rule in Burma.
British Empire flag of the Dangarsleigh War Memorial: An unofficial flag of the British Empire featuring its constituent dominions and India. A unique design was featured at the 1921 opening of the Dangarsleigh War Memorial, and it is still sometimes flown today on special occasions. [11] Post 1930–c. 1945: British Empire flag
Treaties extended to British Burma ... Pages in category "British rule in Burma" ... Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...