1885 CE–1886 CE
The Third Anglo-Burmese War ends in annexation
British Empire · Colonization & sovereignty · Companies, trade & extraction · Resistance & colonized agency · Law & imperial government
Following a commercial dispute and ultimatum, British troops occupied Mandalay, deposed King Thibaw, and annexed Upper Burma to India. The rapid seizure of the capital gave way to years of rural resistance and counterinsurgency
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