1862. A fresh commercial treaty with Burma negotiated by Colonel Phayre.
1866. The rebellion headed by the Myingon-Myingondaing princes, quelled, with the assistance
of the British.
1872. Embassy of the King of Burma to the Queen of England.
1878. Deathof King Mindon Min. Accession of his son Thibaw Min. The young king a puppel
in the hands of evil ministers. Massacres at the palace.
1884. Massacres in the jail and atrocities at the palace. Disorganization of the state. Approaches
made by the Burman government to the French. Third British war. Burman resist-
ance nominal only. The Burman government overthrown, the king deported and the
country incorporated in the Indian Empire.
1885-87. Local outbreaks of resistance and general revival of brigandage, which are gradually
suppressed.
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APPENDIX B.
STRUCTURE OF THE BURMESE LANGUAGE-
TRANSLITERATION.
