Its subsequent history mirrors that of the rest of lower Burma.

The two dead villagers were Burman men who were originally from lower Burma, according to their friends.

Mon continued to flourish in Lower Burma but Pyu as a language had died out by the early 13th century.

In 1852, Rakhine was merged into Lower Burma as a territorial division.

A rebellion broke out in 1758 throughout Lower Burma but was put down by local Konbaung garrisons.

After Lower Burma had been conquered by the British, Christianity began to gain acceptance.

The earliest external reference to a Lower Burma "kingdom" was in 844-848 by Arab geographers.

It was the last-ditch effort by the Burmese to drive out the British from Lower Burma.

It is native to Lower Burma and Siam.

Supported by the French, the upstart kingdom quickly carved out a space for itself in Lower Burma, and continued its push northward.