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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.
The following is a list of monarchs of Arakan, covering the monarchs of the major kingdoms of Arakanese that existed in the present day Rakhine State.. For the Dhanyawadi and Waithali periods, various royal chronicles suggest that the dynasties were likely influenced by Indian rulers, with legends originating it from Sanskrit or Pali sources.
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]
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]
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The Kingdom of Mrauk-U (Arakanese: မြောက်ဦး ဘုရင့်နိုင်ငံတော်) was a kingdom that existed on the Arakan coastal plain 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 ...
Dhanyawadi is considered the first Kingdom of Arakan. The earliest recorded evidence indicates that the kingdom was established around the 4th century CE. It served as a significant cultural and political center in the region. The kingdom was known for its flourishing trade, connecting Southeast Asia with the Indian subcontinent. According to ...
Mrauk U, like all of Rakhine State, is situated in a coastal tropical monsoon rainforest climate (Köppen Am) region.The town receives over 3,600 millimetres or 140 inches of rain a year from the Southwestern Monsoon, making it one of the wettest regions in Myanmar. [2]