Tenasserim

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coastal region historical region

Tenasserim is a long, narrow coastal region in southern Myanmar along the Andaman Sea, historically significant as a frontier area between Burmese and Thai kingdoms.

Aliases (5)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal region → historical region →
administrativeUse	name used for a British colonial division in Burma →
associatedWithRiver	Tanintharyi River →
borderedBy	Thailand →
climate	tropical monsoon →
coastType	Andaman Sea coast →
colonialHistory	came under British rule in the 19th century →
colonialPower	United Kingdom →
country	Myanmar →
currentOfficialNameForm	Tanintharyi Region →
currentOfficialNameLanguage	Burmese →
dominantEcosystem	tropical rainforest →
economicActivity	fishing → rubber cultivation → timber extraction → tin mining →
ethnicDiversity	Bamar → Karen → Mon → Thai-related groups →
extendsAlong	Malay Peninsula →
formerAdministrativeCapital	Mergui → Tavoy →
geographicalCharacteristic	long narrow coastal strip →
historicalConflict	Burmese–Siamese wars →
historicallyServedAs	frontier between Burmese and Thai kingdoms →
historicalSignificance	contested area between Burma and Siam → strategic frontier zone →
historicalTradeRole	maritime trade corridor → overland route between India and Siam →
locatedIn	Southeast Asia → southern Myanmar →
locatedOn	Andaman Sea →
modernAdministrativeSuccessor	Tanintharyi Region →
nameVariant	Tanintharyi → Tenasserim Coast →
partOf	Mainland Southeast Asia →
regionType	historical frontier region →
religionMajority	Theravada Buddhism →
separates	Andaman Sea and interior of Myanmar →
strategicImportance	access to Andaman Sea → gateway between Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Thailand →
timePeriodOfNameUse	British colonial era → pre-colonial era →
wasPartOf	British Burma → British India →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Upper Burma ("Lower Burma") →	borders
Tenasserim ("Tavoy") →	formerAdministrativeCapital
Burma (until 1937) →	includedRegion
First Anglo-Burmese War →	location
Karen people ("Tanintharyi Region") →	majorPopulationCenter
Upper Burma ("Lower Burma") →	mergedWith
Malay Peninsula ("Tenasserim Hills") →	mountainRange
Tenasserim ("Tenasserim Coast") →	nameVariant