What is "bassein"

Bassein may refer to :

• Vasai, a city in Maharashtra state, India; known as Bassein during Portuguese rule.
• Bassein Fort, a colonial fort in Vasai, built by the Portuguese.

• Pathein, the capital city of Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar; formerly known as Bassein,
  • under both names also a suffragan Roman Catholic diocese.
• Bassein River (see Pathein River), a distributary of the Yangon River in Burma.