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Arakan was a major rice exporter in the world during the 19th and early 20th centuries. During World War II, several Arakan Campaigns were conducted by Allied forces against the Japanese as part of the Burma Campaign. After Burma became independent in 1948, Arakan saw a movement for autonomy.
Akyab became one of the leading rice exporting ports in the world, hosting ship fleets from Europe and China. [8] As Arakan was mostly accessible by sea, [9] its ports depended on ferry and cargo shipping with Chittagong, Narayanganj, Dacca, Calcutta, Moulmein, Rangoon, Singapore, Penang, Madras and Syriam. [10] Arakan was also notable for its ...
The Arakan campaign of 1942–1943 was the first tentative Allied attack into Burma, ... where the open rice-growing country gave the advantage to British artillery ...
The Arakan Defense Force went over to the allies and turned against the Japanese in early 1945. Rakhine (Arakan) ... Rice is the main crop in the region, occupying ...
The Arakan Army this month reportedly “captured the entire western regional military headquarters based in the Ann township” and took senior military leaders prisoner. ... using rice bags ...
The area of modern Sittwe was the location of a battle during the conquest of the Kingdom of Mrauk U (later Arakan and now Rakhine State, Myanmar) by the Burmese king Bodawpaya. In 1784, a Burmese expeditionary force said to be 30,000 strong encountered the governor of U-rit-taung Province, General ("Saite-ké") Aung and his force of 3000. [6]
The Arakan Army has denied targeting Rohingya settlements and said it helps civilians without discriminating on the basis of religion. ... The one-time rice and shrimp farmer said his biggest ...
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.