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Original:  The Burmese would be crushed for years to come by repaying the large indemnity.
Revised:  The Burmese economy would struggle for years to come by repaying the large indemnity.
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Original:  The Burmese would be crushed for years to come by repaying the large indemnity.
Revised:  The Burmese would be crushed for years to repay the large indemnity.
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Original:  By 1851, Burma had been greatly weakened, and the British were ready to pounce again.
Revised:  By 1851, tensions between Britain and Burma rose again.
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Original:  Using a fine of two British ships by the mayor of Rangoon as the excuse , Lord Dalhousie, governor-general of India, sent an ultimatum to rescind the fine, remove the offending mayor, and pay a fine of a one thousand pounds.
Revised:  Using a fine of two British ships by the mayor of Rangoon as the casus belli , Lord Dalhousie, governor-general of India, sent an ultimatum to rescind the fine, remove the offending mayor, and pay a fine of a one thousand pounds.
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Original:  The Burmese neither wanted nor were ready for a war.
Revised:  The Burmese neither wanted nor were prepared for a war.
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Original:  But the British officer on the scene, Commodore George Lambert, blockaded the port of Rangoon anyway .
Revised:  The British officer on the scene, Commodore George Lambert, blockaded the port of Rangoon anyway .
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Original:  But the British officer on the scene, Commodore George Lambert, blockaded the port of Rangoon anyway .
Revised:  But the British officer on the scene, Commodore George Lambert, blockaded the port of Rangoon .
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Original:  On 18 February 1852, Dalhousie increased the demand a hundredfold to one hundred thousand pounds sterling.
Revised:  On 18 February 1852, Dalhousie increased the demand to one hundred thousand pounds sterling.
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Original:  The Burmese put up tough resistance at Bassein (Pathein) and Pegu but by June, much of Lower Burma belonged to the invaders . After the end of the rainy season, in November, the British took Prome, and pushed up to Myede on the Irrawaddy, and took Toungoo on the Sittaung, facing minimal Burmese resistance.
Revised:  The Burmese put up tough resistance at Bassein (Pathein) and Pegu but by June, much of Lower Burma was captured by the British . After the end of the rainy season, in November, the British took Prome, and pushed up to Myede on the Irrawaddy, and took Toungoo on the Sittaung, facing minimal Burmese resistance.
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Original:  The Burmese put up tough resistance at Bassein (Pathein) and Pegu but by June, much of Lower Burma belonged to the invaders . After the end of the rainy season, in November, the British took Prome, and pushed up to Myede on the Irrawaddy, and took Toungoo on the Sittaung, facing minimal Burmese resistance.
Revised:  The Burmese put up tough resistance at Bassein (Pathein) and Pegu but by June, much of Lower Burma belonged to the invaders . After the end of the rainy season, in November, the British captured Prome, and pushed up to Myede on the Irrawaddy, and took Toungoo on the Sittaung, facing minimal Burmese resistance.
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Original:  Burmese resistance leader Myat Tun, with 4,000 followers, waged guerrilla warfare, repulsing three British attacks before succumbing to a fourth one led by a  brigadier general.
Revised:  Burmese resistance leader Myat Tun, with 4,000 followers, waged guerrilla warfare, repulsing three British attacks before being defeated by a fourth one led by a brigadier general.
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Original:  Burmese resistance leader Myat Tun, with 4,000 followers, waged guerrilla warfare, repulsing three British attacks before succumbing to a fourth one led by a  brigadier general.
Revised:  Burmese resistance leader Myat Tun, with 4,000 followers, waged guerrilla warfare, repulsing three British attacks before succumbing to a fourth one led by a British brigadier general.
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Original: Hall 1960: 112–114 In 1857, an ethnic Karen leader began another round of guerrilla warfare in the Irrawaddy delta, and was put down only after 8 years .Kyaw Thet 1962: 384 Although it failed to dislodge the Burmese from Kengtung and Sipsongpanna at the beginning of the century (1803–1808), Siam never gave up its claims on these lands.
Revised: Hall 1960: 112–114 In 1857, an ethnic Karen leader began another round of guerrilla warfare in the Irrawaddy delta, which was only defeated after eight years of fighting .Kyaw Thet 1962: 384 Although it failed to dislodge the Burmese from Kengtung and Sipsongpanna at the beginning of the century (1803–1808), Siam never gave up its claims on these lands.
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Original:  But this time, with the British front quiet , the Burmese were ready.
Revised:  But this time, with relations with Britain stable , the Burmese were ready.
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Original: Ratchasomphan, Wyatt 1994: 119 Karenni states (1875) In the early 1870s, the British again eyed Burmese territories north, this time, the Karenni states, which were the southernmost part of the Shan states, and ruled by its hereditary Shan sawbwas.
Revised: Ratchasomphan, Wyatt 1994: 119 Karenni states (1875) In the early 1870s, the British again established designs on Burmese territories north, this time, the Karenni states, which were the southernmost part of the Shan states, and ruled by its hereditary Shan sawbwas.
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Original:  In 1873, Mindon had to send troops to quell a British supported rebellion.
Revised:  In 1873, Mindon had to send troops to quell a British-supported rebellion.
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Original:  The British were adamant, demanding that Mandalay recognise the "independence " of the Karenni states, and that anything less would be deemed an act of war.
Revised:  The British were adamant, demanding that Mandalay recognise the independence of the Karenni states, and that anything less would be deemed an act of war.
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Original:  Per treaty, the Burmese troops withdrew from the territory but the British troops remained in the newly "independent " territory, causing Mindon to lose considerable prestige at home.
Revised:  Per treaty, the Burmese troops withdrew from the territory but the British troops remained in the newly independent territory, causing Mindon to lose considerable prestige at home.
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Original: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British,  mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
Revised: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 The British would eventually drop their insistence that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British, mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
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Original: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British,  mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
Revised: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 , after the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British, mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
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Original: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British,  mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
Revised: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War . Minhla, after its capture by the British, mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
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Original: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British,  mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
Revised: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British, photographed mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
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Original: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British,  mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
Revised: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British, mid-November 1885 In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
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Original: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British,  mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annexe the rest of the kingdom.
Revised: Htin Aung 1967: 250–251Myint-U 2001: 141 (Indeed, the British would conveniently drop the pretense that the Karenni states were independent in 1892 after the Third Anglo-Burmese War ) . Minhla, after its capture by the British, mid-November 1885 , showing death and devastation In 1885, the British sought to annex the rest of the kingdom.
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Original:  The invaders easily overcame minimal Burmese resistance, and took Mandalay on 29 November 1885.
Revised:  The British easily overcame minimal Burmese resistance, and took Mandalay on 29 November 1885.
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Original:  The invaders easily overcame minimal Burmese resistance, and took Mandalay on 29 November 1885.
Revised:  The invaders easily overcame minimal Burmese resistance, and captured Mandalay on 29 November 1885.
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Original:  The millennium old Burmese monarchy had ended .
Revised:  The millennium old Burmese monarchy was extinguished .
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Original:  In 1887, a 32,000-strong army led by two major generals and six brigadier generals was dispatched to quell the instabilities, and to annexe the hill regions.
Revised:  In 1887, a 32,000-strong army led by two major generals and six brigadier generals was dispatched to quell the instabilities, and to annex the hill regions.
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Original: Hardiman, Vol. 1 1901: 147 The Burmese resistance in the low country was hammered down by 1890 but the hill regions proved particularly troublesome for the colonizers .
Revised: Hardiman, Vol. 1 1901: 147 The Burmese resistance in the low country was hammered down by 1890 but the hill regions proved particularly troublesome for the British .
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Original:  The army was then forced to put down insurgencies all over the region.
Revised:  The British were then forced to put down insurgencies all over the region.
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Original:  It finally brought Kengtung into the fold in March 1890, completing the annexation of Shan states.
Revised:  They finally brought Kengtung into the fold in March 1890, completing the annexation of Shan states.
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Original:  But the British had to spend another five difficult years in the unfamiliar hill country to finish off the Chin resistance.
Revised:  But the British had to spend another five difficult years in the unfamiliar hill country to fully suppress the Chin resistance.
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Original:  The British did not trust the Burmans . Before 1937, with few exceptions, no Burmans were allowed to serve in the military.
Revised:  The British did not trust the Burmans . Before 1937, with few exceptions, Burmans were not allowed to serve in the military.
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Original: Steinberg 2009: 37  World War I and interwar period At the beginning of World War I, the only indigenous military regiment in the British India army , the 70th Burma Rifles, consisted of three battalions, made up of Karens, Kachins and Chins.
Revised: Steinberg 2009: 37 World War I and interwar period At the beginning of World War I, the only indigenous military regiment in the British Indian Army , the 70th Burma Rifles, consisted of three battalions, made up of Karens, Kachins and Chins.
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Original:  During the war, the British needed manpower, and relaxed the ban , raising a Burman battalion in the 70th Burma Rifles, a Burman company in the 85th Burma Rifles, and seven Burman Mechanical Transport companies.
Revised:  During the war, the British needed manpower, and relaxed the recruitment restrictions , raising a Burman battalion in the 70th Burma Rifles, a Burman company in the 85th Burma Rifles, and seven Burman Mechanical Transport companies.
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Original:  World War II Disillusioned by the Japanese occupation, the BNA realigned with the allied forces on 27 March 1945.
Revised:  World War II Disillusioned by the Japanese occupation, the BNA realigned with the Allies on 27 March 1945.
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Original:  Some British had supported the Karen;
Revised:  Some Britons had supported the Karen;
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Original: Pagan period Following the Nanzhao raids, another Tibeto-Burman-speaking people called the Mranma (Burmans or Bamar), who had come down with the Nanzhao raids, began to settle the central Irrawaddy valley, near the confluence of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers, en masse.
Revised: Bagan period Following the Nanzhao raids, another Tibeto-Burman-speaking people called the Mranma (Burmans or Bamar), who had come down with the Nanzhao raids, began to settle the central Irrawaddy valley, near the confluence of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers, en masse.
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Original:  The Burmans founded a small fortified city of Pagan (Bagan ) c. 849, probably to help the Nanzhao pacify the surrounding country side.
Revised:  The Burmans founded a small fortified city of Bagan (Pagan ) c. 849, probably to help the Nanzhao pacify the surrounding country side.
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Original:  The Pagan army would later be known to the world for their war elephants as reported by Marco Polo.
Revised:  The Bagan army would later be known to the world for their war elephants as reported by Marco Polo.
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Original:  Pagan Empire Pagan Empire c. 1210 By King Anawrahta's accession in 1044, the small principality had gradually grown to include its immediate surrounding area—to about 200 miles north to south and 80 miles from east to west.
Revised:  Bagan Empire Bagan Empire c. 1210 By King Anawrahta's accession in 1044, the small principality had gradually grown to include its immediate surrounding area—to about 200 miles north to south and 80 miles from east to west.
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Original: Lieberman 2003: 94 After a flurry of military campaigns by Anawrahta, Pagan entered a gilded age that would last for the next two centuries.
Revised: Lieberman 2003: 94 After a flurry of military campaigns by Anawrahta, Bagan entered a gilded age that would last for the next two centuries.
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Original:  The most serious was the 1082–1084 rebellion by Pegu (Bago), which nearly toppled the Pagan regime.
Revised:  The most serious was the 1082–1084 rebellion by Pegu (Bago), which nearly toppled the Bagan regime.
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Original:  Pagan 's influence reached further south into the upper Malay peninsula, at least to the Salween river in the east, below the current China border in the farther north, and to the west, northern Arakan and the Chin Hills.
Revised:  Bagan 's influence reached further south into the upper Malay peninsula, at least to the Salween river in the east, below the current China border in the farther north, and to the west, northern Arakan and the Chin Hills.
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Original:  Late 13th century rebellions The Pagan military power was closely intertwined with the kingdom's economic prowess.
Revised:  Late 13th century rebellions The Bagan military power was closely intertwined with the kingdom's economic prowess.
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Original:  Harvey's map of Pagan Empire on p. 21 shows present-day Kyaukpru District (specifically, Ann) as Macchagiri. in the west, and Martaban (Mottama) in the south.
Revised:  Harvey's map of Bagan Empire on p. 21 shows present-day Kyaukpru District (specifically, Ann) as Macchagiri. in the west, and Martaban (Mottama) in the south.
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Original:  This time, Pagan could not do anything to retake Martaban because it was facing an existential threat from the north.
Revised:  This time, Bagan could not do anything to retake Martaban because it was facing an existential threat from the north.
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Original:  The Mongols once again invaded south toward Pagan . Recent research indicates that Mongol armies may not have reached Pagan itself, and that even if they did, the damage they inflicted was probably minimal.
Revised:  The Mongols once again invaded south toward Bagan . Recent research indicates that Mongol armies may not have reached Pagan itself, and that even if they did, the damage they inflicted was probably minimal.
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Original:  The Mongols once again invaded south toward Pagan . Recent research indicates that Mongol armies may not have reached Pagan itself, and that even if they did, the damage they inflicted was probably minimal.
Revised:  The Mongols once again invaded south toward Pagan . Recent research indicates that Mongol armies may not have reached Bagan itself, and that even if they did, the damage they inflicted was probably minimal.
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Original:  All the vassal states of Pagan revolted right after the king's death, and went their own way.
Revised:  All the vassal states of Bagan revolted right after the king's death, and went their own way.
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Original: Bagan period Following the Nanzhao raids, another Tibeto-Burman-speaking people called the Mranma (Burmans or Bamar), who had come down with the Nanzhao raids, began to settle the central Irrawaddy valley, near the confluence of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers, en masse.
Revised: Pagan period Following the Nanzhao raids, another Tibeto-Burman-speaking people called the Mranma (Burmans or Bamar), who had come down with the Nanzhao raids, began to settle the central Irrawaddy valley, near the confluence of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin rivers, en masse.
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Original:  The Burmans founded a small fortified city of Bagan (Pagan ) c. 849, probably to help the Nanzhao pacify the surrounding country side.
Revised:  The Burmans founded a small fortified city of Pagan (Bagan ) c. 849, probably to help the Nanzhao pacify the surrounding country side.
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Original:  The Bagan army would later be known to the world for their war elephants as reported by Marco Polo.
Revised:  The Pagan army would later be known to the world for their war elephants as reported by Marco Polo.
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Original:  Bagan Empire File:Pagan Empire -- Sithu II.
Revised:  File:Pagan Empire -- Sithu II.
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Original: Lieberman 2003: 94 After a flurry of military campaigns by Anawrahta, Bagan entered a gilded age that would last for the next two centuries.
Revised: Lieberman 2003: 94 After a flurry of military campaigns by Anawrahta, Pagan entered a gilded age that would last for the next two centuries.
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Original:  The most serious was the 1082–1084 rebellion by Pegu (Bago), which nearly toppled the Bagan regime.
Revised:  The most serious was the 1082–1084 rebellion by Pegu (Bago), which nearly toppled the Pagan regime.
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Original:  Bagan 's influence reached further south into the upper Malay peninsula, at least to the Salween river in the east, below the current China border in the farther north, and to the west, northern Arakan and the Chin Hills.
Revised:  Pagan 's influence reached further south into the upper Malay peninsula, at least to the Salween river in the east, below the current China border in the farther north, and to the west, northern Arakan and the Chin Hills.
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Original:  Late 13th century rebellions The Bagan military power was closely intertwined with the kingdom's economic prowess.
Revised:  Late 13th century rebellions The Pagan military power was closely intertwined with the kingdom's economic prowess.
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Original:  Harvey's map of Bagan Empire on p. 21 shows present-day Kyaukpru District (specifically, Ann) as Macchagiri. in the west, and Martaban (Mottama) in the south.
Revised:  Harvey's map of Pagan Empire on p. 21 shows present-day Kyaukpru District (specifically, Ann) as Macchagiri. in the west, and Martaban (Mottama) in the south.
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Original:  This time, Bagan could not do anything to retake Martaban because it was facing an existential threat from the north.
Revised:  This time, Pagan could not do anything to retake Martaban because it was facing an existential threat from the north.
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Original:  The Mongols once again invaded south toward Bagan . Recent research indicates that Mongol armies may not have reached Bagan itself, and that even if they did, the damage they inflicted was probably minimal.
Revised:  The Mongols once again invaded south toward Pagan . Recent research indicates that Mongol armies may not have reached Bagan itself, and that even if they did, the damage they inflicted was probably minimal.
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Original:  The Mongols once again invaded south toward Bagan . Recent research indicates that Mongol armies may not have reached Bagan itself, and that even if they did, the damage they inflicted was probably minimal.
Revised:  The Mongols once again invaded south toward Bagan . Recent research indicates that Mongol armies may not have reached Pagan itself, and that even if they did, the damage they inflicted was probably minimal.
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Original:  All the vassal states of Bagan revolted right after the king's death, and went their own way.
Revised:  All the vassal states of Pagan revolted right after the king's death, and went their own way.
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Original: Harvey 1925: 68 The 250-year-old Bagan Empire had ceased to exist.
Revised: Harvey 1925: 68 The 250-year-old Pagan Empire had ceased to exist.
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Original:  In retrospect, the two centuries of peace and order maintained by the Bagan Empire turned out to be rather remarkable.
Revised:  In retrospect, the two centuries of peace and order maintained by the Pagan Empire turned out to be rather remarkable.
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Original:  Indeed, Emperor Kublai Khan never sanctioned an actual occupation of Bagan .
Revised:  Indeed, Emperor Kublai Khan never sanctioned an actual occupation of Pagan .
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