Mandlay prison

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Mandlay prison was a colonial-era jail in Mandalay, Burma, notorious for holding Indian freedom fighters such as Bal Gangadhar Tilak during British rule.


Statements (32)
Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era jail
prison
associatedWith Burmese anti-colonial movements
Indian independence movement
category British colonial prisons
Political imprisonment in British India
Prisons in Myanmar
city Mandalay
colonialPower British Raj
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
country Burma
Myanmar
heritage colonial-era structure
historicalPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
languageOfLocality Burmese
English
locatedIn Burma
Mandalay
Myanmar
locatedInRegion Upper Burma
locatedInTime British colonial period
locatedOnContinent Asia
notableFor harsh prison conditions
imprisonment of Indian freedom fighters
notableInmate Bal Gangadhar Tilak NERFINISHED
operator British colonial administration
partOf British Empire penal system in Asia
securityClassification high-security prison
usedFor detention of Burmese political prisoners
detention of Indian nationalists
detention of political prisoners

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bal Gangadhar Tilak ("Mandlay prison in Burma")
imprisonedIn
Gita Rahasya ("Mandalay Jail")
placeOfComposition

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