Territorial change of Myanmar (Burma)

“Myanmar”(Burma) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1820 to 1989. Its territory was largest in AD 1822 – 1824, at ≈ 798 thousand km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1822 – 1824 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Its highest rank was in AD 1820: number 148 of 16.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

• Kingdom of England — 45 frames
• Qing dynasty — 31 frames
• Chiang Mai — 31 frames
• India — 18 frames
• Thailand — 18 frames
• China — 16 frames
• Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932) — 13 frames
• Pakistan — 12 frames
• Kingdom of Laos — 10 frames
• Bangladesh — 6 frames
• Kingdom of France — 4 frames
• Laos — 4 frames
• Republic of China (1912–1949) — 2 frames
• Bhutan — 2 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 4 by area.

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: British rule in Myanmar

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million.

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