Difference between revisions of "Mandalay"
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<p> Capital of Upper Burma, on the Irawadi, in the centre of the country, 360 m. N. of Rangoon; was seized by the British in 1885. The | Mandalay <ref name="term_76356" /> | ||
==References == | <p> [[Capital]] of Upper Burma, on the Irawadi, in the centre of the country, 360 m. N. of Rangoon; was seized by the British in 1885. The Aracan Pagoda, with a brazen image of the Buddha, attracts many pilgrims, and Buddhist monasteries cluster outside the town. There are silk-weaving, gold, silver, ivory, and wood work, gong-casting and sword-making industries. Great fires raged in it in 1886 and 1892. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_76356"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mandalay Mandalay from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_76356"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/mandalay Mandalay from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:41, 15 October 2021
Mandalay [1]
Capital of Upper Burma, on the Irawadi, in the centre of the country, 360 m. N. of Rangoon; was seized by the British in 1885. The Aracan Pagoda, with a brazen image of the Buddha, attracts many pilgrims, and Buddhist monasteries cluster outside the town. There are silk-weaving, gold, silver, ivory, and wood work, gong-casting and sword-making industries. Great fires raged in it in 1886 and 1892.
