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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.
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 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.
Jacques Pierre Leider (French: [ʒak pjɛʁ lɛi̯dər]; born 1962) is a French and Luxembourgian historian, teacher and former diplomat.. He is known for his historical research on Burma/Myanmar, particularly pre-colonial Buddhism, the history of Arakan, today called Rakhine, in the Bay of Bengal and the ethno-historical background of the Burma/Myanmar-Bangladesh borderlands.
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
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.
(Thaton Kingdom) 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