Kingdom of Arakan
This article is about the specific polity Kingdom of Arakan and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
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Was a kingdom that existed on the Arakan littoral (present-day Myanmar and Bangladesh).
Establishment
January 301: The first Arakanese state flourished in Dhanyawadi between the 4th and 6th centuries. King Chandrodaya is dated at the start of 3rd century AD and there are kings which are mentioned even prior to him.
Chronology
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Expansion during the rule of Anawrahta in the Pagan Kingdom.
January 1071: In December 1044, a Pagan prince named Anawrahta came to power. Over the next three decades, he turned this small principality into the First Burmese Empire. By the 1070s, Pagan had emerged as the main Theravada Buddhism stronghold.
Were a series of military campaigny by the Mongols that created the largest contiguous Empire in history, the Mongol Empire, which controlled most of Eurasia.
2.1.Mongol invasions of Burma
Were two major military campaigns of the Mongols in Burma.
2.1.1.First Mongol invasion of Burma
Were a series of military conflicts between Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty, a division of the Mongol Empire, and the Pagan Empire took place between 1277 and 1287.
July 1287: The king of the pagan kingdom wanted to submit fully to the Yuan Empire but the kingdom collapsed and the mongols were only able to integrate the occupied northern part in their empire. On 1 July 1287, the king was captured en route and assassinated.
Was a military war fought between the Burmese-speaking Kingdom of Ava and the Mon-speaking Kingdom of Hanthawaddy.
January 1407: Ava expanded greatly between 1404 and 1406: it absorbed the Shan states of Kale and Mohnyin in the north, and Arakan in the west.
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.
January 626: The Khadga dynasty was a Hindu dynasty that ruled southeastern Bengal (Vanga and Samatata) in the 7th and 8th centuries (c. 625-710).
January 1101: The Kingdom of Kangleipak was established by King Loiyumba in 1110. He consolidated the kingdom by incorporating most of the principalities in the surrounding hills and is credited with having enacted a kind of written constitution for his state.
January 1351: Despites the opposition of the Yuan dynasty, Mong Mao conquered several surrounding states.
January 1401: The Twipra Kingdom is established by Maha Manikya. It encompassed the Barak valley (Cachar Plains) of present day Assam state of India, the Mizoram state of India, and the Tripura state of India.
Disestablishment
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.
Selected Sources
Harvey, G. E. (1925): History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd., pp. 23-34
