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... Myanmar were annexed by the British and became what was called Lower Burma . Pagan deposed his father , the insane king Tharrawaddy , in 1846. Although Pagan was not one of Myanmar's more enlightened mon- archs , he acted with tact and ...
... Myanmar were annexed by the British and became what was called Lower Burma . Pagan deposed his father , the insane king Tharrawaddy , in 1846. Although Pagan was not one of Myanmar's more enlightened mon- archs , he acted with tact and ...
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... Myanmar ( Burma ) , on the Pegu River , 47 miles ( 76 km ) northeast of Yangon ( Rangoon ) . Reclining Buddha , Pegu , Myanmar ( Burma ) Slim Aarons - Photo Researchers / EB Inc. Pegu was the capital of the Mon kingdom and is surrounded ...
... Myanmar ( Burma ) , on the Pegu River , 47 miles ( 76 km ) northeast of Yangon ( Rangoon ) . Reclining Buddha , Pegu , Myanmar ( Burma ) Slim Aarons - Photo Researchers / EB Inc. Pegu was the capital of the Mon kingdom and is surrounded ...
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... Myanmar ( Burma ) . Rice and manufactures are imported . The city airport has regular flights to Bangkok , towns of southern Thai- land , and Penang , Malaysia . The island's area of 210 square miles ( 543 square km ) is mostly level ...
... Myanmar ( Burma ) . Rice and manufactures are imported . The city airport has regular flights to Bangkok , towns of southern Thai- land , and Penang , Malaysia . The island's area of 210 square miles ( 543 square km ) is mostly level ...
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