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Arakan

Arakan (/ˈærəkæn/ or /ˌɑːrəˈkɑːn/; Burmese: ရက္ခိုင် , Rakhine: အာရက္ခ ), formerly romanized as Aracan, is the historical geographical name for the northeastern coastal region of the Bay of Bengal, covering present-day Bangladesh and Myanmar. Historically known as "Arakan" for several centuries, the region is now generally associated with the…

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Capital
Dhanyawadi Waithali Pyinsa Parein Nareinzara Toungoo Khreit Launggyet (1251–1429 Mrauk-U (1430–1785) Sittwe (19th century-present)
Official languages
Rakhine, Burmese
Religion
Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Animism, Christianity
Status
Dhanyawadi Kingdom (4th/6th century) Waithali kingdom (8th century-10th century) Lemro Period (11th century) Vassal of Bengal Sultanate (15th–16th century) Mrauk U Kingdom (15th…

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Nodes233
Edges232
Triples281
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008584
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related to First states and cities · 46
Arakan → According, Arab, Arabs, Arakan Mountains, Arakanese, Asia, Bengali, Burma, Burmese Pyu, Candra, Centuriy CE, Century BC, China, Chronicles, Dhanyawadi, Evidence, Hkrit, India, It, Kingdom
related to Sources · 29
Arakan → Archived, Autumn, Aye Chan, Between, Burma, Burma Research, ISBN, July, Lanham, Lexington Books, MD, Moshe, Muslim Enclave, Muslims, Myanmar, PDF, Rakhine, Retrieved, September, SOAS Bulletin
related to Antiquity · 28
Arakan → According, AD, Akyab, All, Arakanese, Bagan, Bago, BCE, Bengal, British, Burma, Burmese, Daniel George Edward Hall, Dhanyawadi, Hence, In, Indian, Inwa, It, Laungyet
related to Demographics · 27
Arakan → Arakanese, Asho Chin, Burmese, But Myanmar, Chak, Chakma, Chittagonian, Ekai, Indo-Aryans Rohingya Muslims, It, Kamein, Kumi, Laitu, Mru, Muslim, Myanmar, Other, Rakhine, Rohingya, Songlai
related to Burmese conquest · 23
Arakan → Amarapura, Arakanese, Arakanese Muslims, Barisal, Bengal, British India, Buddha, Burma, Burmese, Chin Bya, First Anglo-Burmese War, It, Mahamuni, Mandalay, Many Rakhine Buddhists, Mrauk, Mrauk-U, Rakhine, The, The Arakanese
related to British Empire · 22
Arakan → Akyab, Arakan Division, As, Bengal, Bengal Presidency, British, British Bengal, British Burma, British East India Company, British India, Burma, Burmese Empire, Chittagong Division, During British, In, Initially, Rice, Sittwe, The, The Burmese Empire
related to Kingdom of Mrauk U · 22
Arakan → According, An, Bengal, Bengal Sultanate, Bengali, Burhanuddin, Burmese, In, In Arakanese, Jacques Leider, Laungyet, Lower Burma, Min Saw Mun, Mon, Mrauk-U, Mrohaung, Muslim, Sandoway, Sultan Ghiyasuddin Azam Shah, Sultan Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah
related to Burmese independence · 20
Arakan → Arakan State, Arakanese Indians, British, Burma, Burma's, Burmese, Development Council, East Pakistan, However, In, Known, Mayu Frontier District, Myanmar, Rakhine, Rakhine State, Rangoon, Rohingya, State Peace, The, Union
related to Etymology · 19
Arakan → Aananda Candra Inscription, According, Ananda Candra King, Arakan Region, Arakkhadesha, Argyre, Arthur Purves Phayre, Century CE, China, Claudius Ptolemy, Colonel Yule, Greco-Roman, Middle East, November, Royal Geographical Society, Silver, Silverland, The Land, Yule
related to Geography · 18
Arakan → Arakan Yoma, Bangladesh, Baronga Islands, Bay, Bengal, Cape Negrais, Cheduba, Chittagong Hills, Europe, It, Its, Karnaphuli River, Kun Chaung Island, Myanmar, Ramree Island, The, The Arakan, The Arakan Mountains

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burma burmese bengal rice arakanese rakhine british region state chittagong muslims myanmar century mrauk became one muslim history part known

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ArakanCapitalDhanyawadi Waithali Pyinsa Parein Nareinzara Toungoo Khreit Launggyet (1251–1429 Mrauk-U (1430–1785) Sittwe (19th century-present)1.00infobox
ArakanOfficial languagesRakhine, Burmese1.00infobox
ArakanReligionBuddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Animism, Christianity1.00infobox
ArakanStatusDhanyawadi Kingdom (4th/6th century) Waithali kingdom (8th century-10th century) Lemro Period (11th century) Vassal of Bengal Sultanate (15th–16th century) Mrauk U Kingdom (15th…1.00infobox
Arakanis a350 miles0.90text
Arakanrelated to AntiquityBurmese0.60section
Arakanrelated to AntiquityLower Burma0.60section
Arakanrelated to AntiquityThe0.60section
Arakanrelated to AntiquityBago0.60section
Arakanrelated to AntiquityBagan0.60section
Arakanrelated to AntiquityInwa0.60section
Arakanrelated to AntiquityBurma0.60section

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