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-{{Merge|Burma|same place, different spelling. Having two pages over a different spelling is plainly obtuse and is in no way helpful to the readers of this Wiki.}}
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+'''Burma''', also spelled '''Birmah''', was a coastal nation located east of [[Hindustan]] on the same continent, ([[TV]]: ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'') with Hindustan being located in southern [[Asia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'')
-'''Birmah''' was a coastal nation in the south of [[Asia]].<ref>The map shown in ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'' shows Hindustan to be in south Asia. On the map shown in ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'', Birmah is located east of Hindustan on the same continent.</ref>
 == Geography ==
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 == History ==
+In the [[13th century]], '''Burma''' was under the nominal control of [[Kublai Khan]]. The [[First Doctor]] once won all its commerce for one year by playing high-stakes [[backgammon]]. ([[TV]]: "[[Assassin at Peking]]")
 Birmah appeared on a map of the region in [[1904]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'')
+In [[November]] [[1926]], anti-[[British Empire]] protests took place in the Burmese city of [[Mandalay]]. The [[tiger|tigress]] [[Dawon]]'s owner was killed in the protests. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Emerald Tiger (audio story)|The Emerald Tiger]]'')
 == Behind the scences ==
-In the real world, both Birmah and [[Burma]] are historical names of Myanmar. This has yet to be stated in the [[DWU]].
+In the real world, the country historically known as Birmah/Burma is also known as Myanmar, a name which has come to be preferred in modern sources. However, it has yet to be used in works relating to the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]].
+[[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|Series 13]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' was inconsistent on Birmah's location: the map shown in ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'' shows Hindustan to be in south Asia. On the map shown in ''[[Survivors of the Flux (TV story)|Survivors of the Flux]]'', Birmah is located east of Hindustan on the same continent.
 == Footnotes ==