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guished of British administrators. After the Third War the whole of Burma was formed into a Province (1886); and in 1897, Sir Frederic Fryer became the first Lieutenant-Governor.

Many towns have been mentioned as capitals of the whole kingdom or of various parts. The House of Alaungpaya adopted the custom of moving the capital whenever the throne was occupied except by regular succession. The capitals of the several kings of that dynasty were:

Alaungpaya Shwebo
Naungdaw Sagaing
Sinbyuyin Ava
Singu Min
Paungga Min
Bodawpaya Amarapura
Bagyidaw Ava
Shwebo Min Amarapura
Pagan Min
Mindôn Min Mandalay
Thebaw Min


Those kings who did not change their capital were all deposed.