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Yandabo Treaty of 1826: How British annexed Assam and the Northeast

200 years ago, on 24th February 1826, the British took over Assam and the Northeast region using the farcical Yandabo Treaty signed between representatives of the British East India Company (EIC) and the King of Ava (Burma/Myanmar). This treaty was ratified by the Governor-General in Council at Fort William in Bengal on 11th April, 1826. […]