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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 ...
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.
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 ...
The Arakan Defense Force went over to the allies and turned against the Japanese in early 1945. Rakhine (Arakan) was the site of many battles during the Second World War, most notably the Arakan Campaign 1942–43 and the Battle of Ramree Island. Laung Bwann Brauk Pagoda
Sanda Thumana (Arakanese:စန္ဒာသုမန; , whose personal name was Ngathaukkya (ငသောကြာ), was a king of the Mrauk-U Dynasty of Arakan. [1] He was unable to rule the kingdom well and many rebellions occurred during his reign.
The Arakan kingdoms have always been predominantly Buddhist, with the majority known today as the Rakhine people. Although some of the kings had Muslim titles (nicknames) during the Kingdom of Mrauk U , as it was under Bengal Sultanate influence, none of them adopted the religion; they remained as Buddhists.
He lost the control of Chittagong during his reign and last king to ruled over powerful Mrauk-U Kingdom. The king built and constructed five prominant pagodas of Mrauk-U which still stood today. After his death in 1684, the kingdom fell into dismantled state which internal struggles of the royal court and subsequents overthrowing of kings ...
Min Bin (Arakanese and Burmese: မင်းဘင်, Burmese pronunciation: [mɪ́ɰ̃ bɪ̀ɰ̃], Arakanese pronunciation: [máɰ̃ bàɰ̃]; also known as Min Ba-Gyi (မင်းဗာကြီး, Burmese pronunciation: [mɪ́ɰ̃ bàjí], Meng Ba-Gri, Arakanese pronunciation: [máɰ̃ bà ɡɹí]); 1493–1554) was a king of Arakan from 1531 to 1554, "whose reign witnessed the country's ...