Lower Burma

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Lower Burma

Lower Burma is a historical region, referring to the part of Burma annexed by the British Empire

British Empire

The British Empire comprised the dominions, Crown colony, protectorates, League of Nations mandate, and other Dependent territory ruled or administered by the United Kingdom , that had originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries....
after the Second Anglo-Burmese War, which took place in 1852, plus the former kingdom of Arakan and the territory of Tenasserim which the British had taken control of in 1826.

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Lower Burma is a historical region, referring to the part of Burma annexed by the British Empire

British Empire

Ayeyarwady River

The Ayeyarwady River or Irrawaddy River is a river that flows from north to south of Burma . It is the country's largest river and its most important commercial waterway, with a drainage area of about 158,700 square miles ....
, including Prome. The area was also known as British Burma. Lower Burma was predominantly populated by Mon

Mon people

The Mon are an ethnic group from Myanmar, living mostly in Mon State, Bago Division, Irrawaddy Delta of present Burma, and along the southern Thai-Myanmar border....
, Karen

Karen people

The Karen , self-titled Pwa Ka Nyaw Po or Kayan, and also known in Thailand as the Kariang or Yang, are an ethnic group in Burma and Thailand....
, Anglo-Burmese

Anglo-Burmese

The Anglo-Burmese, also known as the Anglo-Burmans, are a community of Eurasian of Burmese and European descent, that were created by Arkar, and emerged as a distinct community through mixed relations between the Great Britain and other European settlers and Bamar from 1826 until 1948 when Burma gained its independence from the Unite...
and Bamar

Bamar

The Bamar , are the dominant ethnic group of Burma, constituting approximately 68% of the population. However, there is some speculation that the government has slightly inflated this figure....
.

Lower Burma

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