Question
Two answers required. The seizure of Shalpuri Island sparked a conflict between these two empires. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name these two empires, which fought an 1824-1826 war while one of them was ruled by the Konbaung dynasty. One of these two empires was forced to cede Assam and Manipur to the other by the Treaty of Yandabo.
ANSWER: England and Burma [or the United Kingdom and Burma; or the British Empire and Burmese Empire; or Great Britain and Burma; accept First Anglo-Burmese War; reject “Second Anglo-Burmese War”]
[10e] During the First Anglo-Burmese War, The East India Company was supported from the east by forces sent by the third king with this name. Members of Thailand’s Chakri dynasty have all used this regnal name.
ANSWER: Rama
[10h] During the First Anglo-Burmese War, sepoys in this Bengali city mutinied over being forced to march to Chittagong under very poor conditions. Mangal Pandey began his revolt in this city in 1857.
ANSWER: Barrackpore
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