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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 ...
A map showing Arakan as a neighbor to the kingdoms of the Ganges delta in 200 CE A map showing Arakan as a neighbor to the Indian Gupta Empire in 400 CE "Arracan" shown on an old Dutch map. Arakan has been recognized “as one among other Burmese kingdoms competing for the control of power in Lower Burma”. [11]
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.
World Map during 1555 CE, Rakhine (Arakan) is seen neighbouring the Toungoo Empire and Bengal After its partial dominance by the Islamic Delhi Sultanate and Bengal Sultanate , the final Kingdom of Mrauk U was founded in 1429 by Min Saw Mon .
Arakan and the Brahmaputra Valley was often subjected to Bengali invasions. The Bengal Sultanate defeated Burmese forces in Arakan and restored Min Saw Mon as a vassal king in 1430. However, conflict later emerged between Arakan and Bengal based on the control of Chittagong. Arakan asserted its independence as a coastal power.
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 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.
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.