In 1857, King Rama IV of Siam (now Thailand) sent this magnificent crown to Queen Victoria. It is a copy of the King’s own crown, set with diamonds and rubies.
The shape is unique to Siamese and Khmer regalia, deriving from a helmet and consisting of numerous concentric tiers. It is deliberately light since it had to be worn on numerous state occasions beyond the coronation.
Queen Victoria wrote in her Journal that she was ‘much pleased with the presents, [including] an Eastern crown of gold & enamel, with diamonds, emeralds & rubies...’
The crown is on display in Windsor Castle. Find out more: https://bit.ly/34FfSAu
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British rule in Burma lasted from 1824 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.
France obtained control over northern Vietnam following its victory over China in the Sino-French War (1884–85).
French Indochina was formed on 17 October 1887 from Annam, Tonkin, Cochinchina (which together form modern Vietnam) and the Kingdom of Cambodia; Laos was added after the Franco-Siamese War in 1893.
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