The Treaty of Yandabo was concluded as part of which one of the following wars?
- (a)First Anglo-Burmese War
- (b)Second Anglo-Burmese War
- (c)Anglo-Kuki War
- (d)Anglo-Maratha War
Correct — A, First Anglo-Burmese War. The Treaty of Yandabo (24 February 1826) ended the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826); Burma ceded Assam, Manipur, Arakan and Tenasserim and paid an indemnity to the British East India Company.
- (b)Second Anglo-Burmese War — The 1852 war ended with the British annexation of Lower Burma (Pegu) by proclamation, not with the Treaty of Yandabo.
- (c)Anglo-Kuki War — The 1917–1919 Kuki rising in the north-east has no connection to the 1826 Treaty of Yandabo.
- (d)Anglo-Maratha War — The Anglo-Maratha Wars were fought in western/central India against the Marathas, unrelated to Burma.
The First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–1826) was the longest and costliest war in British Indian history to that point. It ended with the Treaty of Yandabo, under which Burma surrendered Assam, Manipur, Arakan and Tenasserim and paid a large indemnity — the first major British expansion towards South-East Asia.
Tie the Treaty of Yandabo (1826) to the First Anglo-Burmese War. The later Burmese wars ended differently (1852 annexation of Pegu; 1885 annexation of Upper Burma).
- The Treaty of Yandabo (1826) ended the First Anglo-Burmese War.
- Burma ceded Assam, Manipur, Arakan and Tenasserim.
- It brought Assam under British control.
- There were three Anglo-Burmese Wars (1824–26, 1852, 1885); the third completed the annexation of Burma.
- Confusing the treaty (Yandabo, 1826) with the Second (1852) or Third (1885) war outcomes.
- Forgetting that Assam entered British control through this treaty.
Asked as the war that the Treaty of Yandabo ended, or the territories Burma ceded in 1826.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Treaty of Yandabo (1826) brought which region under British control?
- (a)Punjab
- (b)Assam
- (c)Sindh
- (d)Oudh
Answer(b) Assam.
- practice — not a real PYQ
How many Anglo-Burmese Wars were fought in the 19th century?
- (a)One
- (b)Two
- (c)Three
- (d)Four
Answer(c) Three (1824–26, 1852, 1885).