British rule in Burma
British rule in Burma lasted from 1885 to 1948, from the successive three Anglo-Burmese wars through the creation of "Burma" as a province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony, and finally independence. The region under British control was known as British Burma. Various portions of Burmese territories, including Arakan (Rakhine State) or Tenasserim were annexed by the British after their victory in the First Anglo-Burmese War; Lower Burma was annexed in 1852 after the Second Anglo-Burmese War. The annexed territories were designated the "minor" province (a chief commissionership) of British India in 1862.