Tenasserim

Tenasserim a coast district forming the southern division of Bmma, and lying between the Siamese Mountains and the eastern shores of the Bay of Bengal. It contains 46,600 square miles. The capital, Tenasserim, in the S., is 83 miles from the sea; other important towns, Mulmein, in the N. and Tavoy. the district became a British possession in 1825.