Kingdom of Arakan (Bengal Vassal)

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Period where the kingdom of Arakan in present-day Myanmar and Bangladesh was under the domain of the Bengal Sultanate.

Establishment

January 1431: A campaign led by the Bengal Sultanate to help Min Saw Mon, an Arakanese king, to regain control of his country. Bengali forces defeated Burmese forces and installed Min Saw Mon as the ruler of Mrauk U. As a result of the victory, Arakan became a vassal state of the Bengal Sultanate.

Chronology

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1. Reconquest of Arakan

Was a military campaign led by the Bengal Sultanate to help Min Saw Mon regain control of his Launggyet Dynasty. The campaign was successful. Min Saw Mon was restored to the Launggyet throne, and northern Arakan became a vassal state of the Bengal Sultanate.

2. Bengal Sultanate-Kingdom of Mrauk U War of 1512-1516

Was a conflict in the 16th century between the Bengal Sultanate and the Kingdom of Mrauk U.

January 1501: By the 16th century, Mrauk U challenged Bengali hegemony and declared independence.

January 1517: Alauddin Husain Shah, the Sultan of Bengal, invaded the region in the 1510s. The war persisted for four years until 1516, when Mrauk U recognized Bengali sovereignty over Chittagong and northern Arakan. As a result of the conflict, Mrauk U again became a vassal of the Bengal Sultanate.