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Arakan (/ ˈ ær ə k æ n / or / ˈ ɑːr ə k ɑː n / [1]) is the historical geographical name of Rakhine State, Myanmar (formerly Burma). The region was called Arakan for centuries until the Burmese military junta changed its name in 1989. The people of the region were known as Arakanese. [2] [3] [4] Arakan's first states can be traced to ...
The Kingdom of Mrauk-U (Arakanese: မြောက်ဦး ဘုရင့်နိုင်ငံတော်) was a kingdom that existed on the Arakan littoral from 1429 to 1785. Based in the capital Mrauk-U , near the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal , the kingdom ruled over what is now Rakhine State , Myanmar , and the southern part of ...
The Kingdom of Mrauk U is labeled "K. OF MOG OR ARACAN." The Kingdom of Mrauk U was established in Chittagong for about a hundred years in the medieval period after overthrowing the Sultans of Bengal. Since this victory, Chittagong has never been outside the administrative and political sphere of Bengal.
Kingdom of Arakan. Rakhine State occupies the northern coastline of Myanmar up to the border with Bangladesh and corresponds to the historical Kingdom of Arakan.The history of Rakhine is divided into 7 parts - the independent kingdoms of Dhanyawadi, Waithali, Lemro, Mrauk U, Burmese occupation from 1785 to 1826, British rule from 1826 to 1948 and as a part of independent Burma from 1948.
After the Reconquest of Arakan, the Kingdom of Mrauk U was established as a Bengali protectorate. By the 16th century, Mrauk U challenged Bengali hegemony and declared independence several times. Southeastern Bengal, including the port of Chittagong, often fell under Arakanese rule.
Arakan, Min Razagyi, and the Portuguese:the relationship between the growth of Arakanese imperial power and Portuguese mercenaries on the fringe of Southeast Asia. London: SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research. ISSN 1479-8484. Gutman, Pamela (2001). Burma's Lost Kingdoms: Splendours of Arakan. Bangkok: Orchid Press. ISBN 974-8304-98-1. Hall, D.G.E ...
Arakanese kingdoms 788?–1406; Pagan Kingdom 849–1297 Early Pagan Kingdom 849–1044; Warring states period. Upper Myanmar 1297–1555 Myinsaing and Pinya Kingdoms 1297–1365; Sagaing Kingdom 1315–1365; Kingdom of Ava 1365–1555; Prome Kingdom 1482–1542; Hanthawaddy Kingdom 1287–1539, 1550–1552; Shan States 1215–1563; Kingdom of ...
A Topographical Plan of the City and Fortifications of Arracan(Arakan) Mrauk-U by Brigade General Joseph Wanton Morrison, British Army in 1825. During British colonial rule, Mrauk U was known as "Mrohaung" or "Myohaung". [citation needed] The area was the site of fighting during the Arakan Campaign, in the latter part of the Second World War.