Upper Burma

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Upper Burma is the northern, historically significant region of present-day Myanmar, encompassing the Irrawaddy River valley and serving as the heartland of several precolonial Burmese kingdoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of Myanmar
borders Lower Burma
linked to: Tenasserim
climate predominantly tropical savanna and monsoon climate
colonialPower United Kingdom
colonialStatus administered as a separate territory by British Burma after 1886
annexed by the British Empire in 1885
containsRegion Chin State
Kachin State
linked to: Kachin

Magway Region
Mandalay Region
Sagaing Region
Shan State
containsValley Irrawaddy River valley
linked to: Irrawaddy River
country Myanmar
dominantEthnicGroup Bamar
dominantReligion Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
economy center of traditional irrigated rice cultivation along the Irrawaddy
formerName Upper Burma Province
linked to: Upper Burma
hasCapital Mandalay
historicalCapital Amarapura
Ava
Mandalay
Pagan
historicalRole core area of the Ava Kingdom
core area of the Konbaung Kingdom
core area of the Pagan Kingdom
heartland of precolonial Burmese kingdoms
language Burmese
locatedIn Mainland Southeast Asia
Myanmar
Southeast Asia
majorCity Mandalay
Monywa
Myitkyina
Pyin Oo Lwin
Sagaing
mergedWith Lower Burma
linked to: Tenasserim
mergeEvent administratively merged with Lower Burma in 1886
otherEthnicGroup Chin
Kachin
Shan
partOf Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar
precolonialPolity Ava Kingdom
Konbaung Kingdom
linked to: Konbaung Dynasty

Pagan Kingdom
topography Irrawaddy valley and surrounding highlands
linked to: Upper Burma
traversedBy Irrawaddy River

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Burma (until 1937) includedRegion Upper Burma
Burma (until 1937) ethnicGroups Kachin
linked to: Upper Burma
Ledo Road passesThrough northern Burma
linked to: Upper Burma
Ledo Road passesThrough Myitkyina region
linked to: Upper Burma
Chindits areaOfOperations Northern Burma
linked to: Upper Burma
Upper Burma topography Irrawaddy valley and surrounding highlands
linked to: Upper Burma
Upper Burma formerName Upper Burma Province
linked to: Upper Burma
Shan States borderedBy Burma proper
linked to: Upper Burma
Kachin region northern Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Special Force areaOfOperations central Burma
linked to: Upper Burma
Mandalay Prison locatedInRegion Upper Burma
subject linked to: Mandlay prison
Tai-Ahom people migrationOriginTradition Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Kingdom of Ava locatedIn Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Mandalay Region locatedIn Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Ava locatedIn Upper Burma
Ava Kingdom locatedIn Upper Burma
Ava Kingdom dominantIn Upper Burma
Third Anglo-Burmese War location Upper Burma
subject linked to: Anglo-Burmese Wars
King Mindon domain Upper Burma
Mandalay Hill region Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Mandalay Palace locatedIn Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Kuthodaw Pagoda locatedIn Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Mandalay University locatedInRegion Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Mandalay University regionServed Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Mandalay Technological University locatedIn Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Mandalay Technological University regionServed Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Amarapura historicalRegion Upper Burma
Shwenandaw Monastery locatedIn Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
University of Medicine, Mandalay regionServed Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Maha Myat Muni Pagoda locatedIn Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Atumashi Monastery locatedIn Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma
Intha Burmese linguisticRegion Upper Burma
Mongpan locatedIn Upper Burma
Royal Chronicles of Burma region Upper Burma
subject linked to: royal chronicles of Burma
Bagan temples region Upper Myanmar
linked to: Upper Burma