First published in JBRS, Vol. II , Part II, ( December 1969 ). Describes how the British dethroned and deported King Thibaw on Sunday, 29 November 1885. In January 1886 Upper Burma, excluding the Shan States, was transformed to a directly administered ?scheduled district ?of India. Accordingly, the Hluttaw (Myanmar Privy Council) was abolished on 31st March 1886 and the Chief Commissioner, Sir Charles Bernard, took charge of the civil administration in Upper Burma. An account of the village administration of Upper Burma during 1886 - 1887. At that time most of villages in Upper Burma were rebelling, while both criminal and fiscal administration of the country was conducted by the Myothugyi?s and Thugyis. During the year 1886 Upper Burma, excluding the Shan States, was parcelled out into (4) divisions comprising (17) districts. With the development of the territorial system a territorial hierarchy was adopted, with Divisional Commissioners, District Commissioners, Subdivisions officers and Township officers in charge of the divisions, districts, subdivisions and townships respectively. In 1886 - 1887 British government forcibly introduced the Upper Burma Village Regulation and the Thugyi system was swept away. The idea of one village one headman was rejected.....Subject Terms: 1. Myanmar - Politics and government, 2. Villages - administration, 3. Cities and towns - Myanmar...Key Words: 1. Upper Burma...Annotation: "