Who is Arakan?
Arakan (/ˈærəkæn/ ARR-ə-kan or /ˈɑːrəkɑːn/ AR-ə-kahn) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to its north and Burma proper to its east.
Who was the king of Arakan Kingdom?
Narameikhla, also called Meng Soamwun, (flourished 15th century), founder and first king (reigned 1404–34) of the Mrohaung dynasty in Arakan, the maritime country lying to the west of Lower Burma on the Bay of Bengal, which had been settled by the Burmese in the 10th century.
When was Arakan changed to Rakhine?
1990s
The Arakan region was ceded to the British in 1826 through the Treaty of Yandabo. When Myanmar became independent from British rule in 1948, the province in which the Arakanese are dominant was named Arakan. This name was changed to Rakhine in the 1990s.
Is Arakan independent country?
However, the independence of Arakan was just in paper after a few years because Myanmenization or nationalism of Myanmar broke up civil war across nationwide. In 1973, Arakan became a state of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma, designated as the homeland of the Rakhine people.
What is the region of Arakan?
Soccsksargen
Arakan, Cotabato
| Arakan | |
|---|---|
| Region | Soccsksargen |
| Province | Cotabato |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | August 30, 1991 |
What is the history of Arakan in Burma?
In ‘The time Atlas of world History’ edited by Geoferry Barraclough, Arakan is indicated as a ‘South West Burma Islamic State’. In mentioning about Arakanese people it is written that “their Muslim Kingdom was independent in fourteenth and fifteenth centuries; later it was absorbed by Burma”.
Is Arakan a country?
Arakan (/ˈærəkæn/ ARR-ə-kan or /ˈɑːrəkɑːn/ AR-ə-kahn) is a historic coastal region in Southeast Asia. Its borders faced the Bay of Bengal to its west, the Indian subcontinent to its north and Burma proper to its east. The Arakan Mountains isolated the region and made it accessible only by sea. The region now forms the Rakhine State in Myanmar.
What is the significance of the Arakan Mountains?
The Arakan Mountains isolated the region and made it accessible only by the Indian subcontinent and the sea. The region now forms the Rakhine State in Myanmar. Arakan became one of the earliest regions in Southeast Asia to embrace Dharmic religions, particularly Buddhism and Hinduism.
Is there any book on Arakanese history?
I feel great pleasure to know that ‘A History of Arakan: Past and Present’, containing all sorts of information of the Arakanese (Rohingya) Muslim is going to be published. This attempt of Dr.