History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-I)
What was the immediate cause for the First Burmese War (1824-26)?
AThe declaration of Cachar as a British protectorate ✓ Correct
BThe establishment of political authority by Burma in Manipur
CThe British naval mission in Rangoon
DThe British expedition in the Mishmi Hills
Correct answer: (A) The declaration of Cachar as a British protectorate — It was the declaration of Cachar as a British protectorate, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It was the declaration of Cachar as a British protectorate, so that is the answer.
★The immediate cause of the First Anglo-Burmese War was the declaration of Cachar as a British protectorate.
★The war ended with the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826.
★By it Burma had to pay one crore rupees as war compensation.
★Burma had to abandon claims on Assam, Cachar and Jaintia and recognise Manipur as independent.
★It also had to accept a British resident at Ava while posting a Burmese envoy at Calcutta.
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