State

Kingdom of Mrauk U

Arakan Kingdom

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1429–1785
Founded
1429
Ended
1785
Capital
Mrauk U, Launggyet
Government
feudal monarchy

Overview

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 of Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. Though it started out as a protectorate of the Bengal Sultanate from 1429 to 1531, Mrauk-U went on to conquer Chittagong with the help of the Portuguese. It twice fended off the Toungoo Burma's attempts to conquer the kingdom in 1546–1547, and 1580–1581. At its height of power, it briefly controlled the Bay of Bengal coastline from the Sundarbans to the Gulf of Martaban from 1599 to 1603. In 1666, it lost control of Chittagong after a war with the Mughal Empire. Its existence continued until 1785, when it was conquered by the Konbaung dynasty of Burma.

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All rulers (48)

  1. Min Saw Mon1429–1433
  2. Min Khayi1433–1459
  3. Ba Saw Phyu1459–1482
  4. Min Dawlya1482–1492
  5. Ba Saw Nyo1492–1494
  6. Salingathu1494–1502
  7. Min Ran Aung1494
  8. Min Raza of Mrauk-U1502–1513
  9. Gazapati1513–1515
  10. Min Saw O1515
  11. Thazata1515–1521
  12. Minkhaung of Mrauk-U1521–1531
  13. Min Bin1531–1554
  14. Dikkha1554–1556
  15. Min Saw Hla1556–1564
  16. Min Sekkya1564–1572
  17. Min Phalaung1572–1593
  18. Min Razagyi1593–1612
  19. Min Khamaung1612–1622
  20. Thiri Thudhamma1622–1638
  21. Narapati of Mrauk-U1638–1645
  22. Min Sanay1638
  23. Thado of Mrauk-U1645–1652
  24. Sanda Thudhamma1652–1674
  25. Thiri Thuriya1674–1685
  26. Wara Dhammaraza1685–1692
  27. Muni Thudhammaraza1692–1694
  28. Sanda Thuriya I1694–1696
  29. Nawrahta of Mrauk-U1696
  30. Mayuppiya1696–1697
  31. Kalamandat1697–1698
  32. Naradipati1698–1700
  33. Sanda Wimala I1700–1707
  34. Sanda Thuriya II1707–1710
  35. Sanda Wizaya1710–1731
  36. Sanda Thuriya III1731–1734
  37. Naradipati II1734–1735
  38. Narapawara1735–1737
  39. Sanda Wizala1737–1738
  40. Madarit1738–1743
  41. Nara Apaya1743–1761
  42. Thirithu1761–1762
  43. Sanda Parama1762–1764
  44. Apaya1764–1774
  45. Sanda Thumana1774–1777
  46. Sanda Wimala II1777
  47. Sanda Thaditha1777–1782
  48. Maha Thammada of Mrauk-U1782–1785

Records (6)

  1. 1605 — Syriam battlesBattle
  2. 1607 — Siege of SyriamSiege
  3. 1613 — Siege of SyriamSiege
  4. 1615 — Battle of ArakanBattle
  5. 1615 — Battle of ArakanBattle
  6. 1617 — Siege of ChittagongSiege

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