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The Treaty of Yandaboo treaty brought peace between East India Company and the King of Ava that ended the first Anglo-Burmese war.
The agreement was signed on February 24,1826 by General Sir Archibald Campbell on the British side and by Governor of Legaing Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin of the Burmese side.This treaty starts the British Rule in Assam.
As per this treaty:
The Treaty of Yandabo was the peace treaty signed on 24 February 1826, that ended the First Anglo-Burmese War. The treaty was signed by
General Sir Archibald Campbell on the British side, and the Governor of Legaing Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin from the Burmese side.
With the British army at Yandabo village, only 80 km from the capital Ava, the Burmese were forced to accept the British terms without discussion.
According to the treaty, the Burmese agreed to:
The treaty ended the longest and most expensive war in British Indian history. Fifteen thousand European and Indian soldiers died, together with an unknown number of Burmese. The campaign cost was very huge which led to a severe economic crisis in British India in 1833, which was ultimate recoverd from Burma as war indemnity.
Negotiations The Court of Ava had not expected, and were unwilling to accept, the full dismemberment of their western empire and the crushing penalty demanded. But with the army severely depleted, the Burmese envoy, the lord of Kawlin, replied that his government:
By the beginning of 1826, the British were making steady advances towards Ava, captured the ancient city of Pagan and the village of Yandabo, less than 50 miles from Ava. Left with little choice, the Burmese sued for peace. The Burmese king Bagyidaw sent a delegation, consisting of one American, one English and two Burmese ministers, to meet the commander of British forces, General Sir Archibald Campbell. The Burmese had to agree to all British demands.
The first installment of indemnity of 250,000 pounds sterling in gold and silver bullion was paid immediately and also released British prisoners of war. The second installment within the first 100 days from signing of the treaty, and the rest within two years. Until the second installment was paid, the British would not leave Yangon.
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