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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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