Treaty of Yandabo

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The Treaty of Yandabo was the 1826 peace agreement that ended the First Anglo-Burmese War, forcing Burma to cede territory, pay a large indemnity, and accept a British resident, marking a major expansion of British influence in Southeast Asia.

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Treaty of Yandabo canonical 8
Treaties of Burma 1
Treaty of Yandabo (1826) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
historical event
peace treaty
category Treaties of Burma
linked to: Treaty of Yandabo

Treaties of the United Kingdom
cededRegion Arakan
Assam
Cachar
linked to: Cachar district

Jaintia
linked to: Jaintia Hills

Manipur
Tenasserim
cededTo British East India Company
endedConflict First Anglo-Burmese War
endedConflictWith British East India Company
Kingdom of Burma
hasHistoricalSignificanceAs turning point in British expansion in Burma
imposedIndemnityOn Kingdom of Burma
indemnityAmount 1 million pounds sterling
indemnityPaymentSchedule four installments
isAlsoKnownAs Yandabo Treaty
linked to: Treaty of Yandabo
language Burmese
English
locationOnRiver Ayeyarwady River
linked to: Irrawaddy River
markedExpansionOfInfluenceFor British Empire
party British East India Company
Kingdom of Burma
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
preceded Second Anglo-Burmese War
prohibitedInterferenceIn Assam
Cachar
linked to: Cachar district

Jaintia
Manipur
regionOfInfluenceExpansion Northeast India
Southeast Asia
requiredAcceptanceOfResidentFrom Kingdom of Burma
requiredAcceptanceOfResidentOf British government
linked to: UK government
requiredCessionOfTerritoryFrom Kingdom of Burma
requiredStationingOf British resident at Ava
restrictedForeignRelationsOf Kingdom of Burma
resultedIn British control over Arakan
British control over Tenasserim coast
British paramountcy in Assam
British paramountcy in Manipur
diminished Burmese influence in Northeast India
opening of Burma to British political influence
signedByRepresentativeOf General Sir Archibald Campbell
Prince of Tharrawaddy
signedIn Yandabo
signedInPresentDayCountry Myanmar
signedOn 1826-02-24

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First Anglo-Burmese War result Treaty of Yandabo
First Anglo-Burmese War treaty Treaty of Yandabo
Second Anglo-Burmese War relatedTo Treaty of Yandabo
Ahom kingdom treaty Treaty of Yandabo
First Anglo-Burmese War significantEvent Treaty of Yandabo
subject linked to: Anglo-Burmese Wars
Treaty of Yandabo isAlsoKnownAs Yandabo Treaty
linked to: Treaty of Yandabo
Treaty of Yandabo category Treaties of Burma
linked to: Treaty of Yandabo
King Bagyidaw treatySigned Treaty of Yandabo
Yandabo notableFor Treaty of Yandabo
Yandabo treatyNameDerivedFrom Treaty of Yandabo
Treaties of the British East India Company hasPart Treaty of Yandabo (1826)
linked to: Treaty of Yandabo