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Name: Kingdom of Mrauk-U

Type: Polity

Start: 1532 AD

End: 1785 AD

Nation: arakan

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Was a kingdom that existed on the Arakan littoral (present-day Myanmar and Bangladesh). In older forms it was known as the Kingdom of Arakan.

Establishment


  • January 1532: Kingdom of Mrauk-U remained a protectorate of Begala until 1531.
  • Chronology


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    1. Toungoo-Mrauk-U War (1545-47)


    Was a military conflict that took place in Arakan from 1545 to 1547 between the Toungoo Dynasty and the Kingdom of Mrauk U.

  • January 1547: Launggyet, a city in Burma, fell on 23 January 1547 to the forces of Toungoo Kingdom.
  • February 1547: The two sides involved in the agreement were the Taungoo forces, led by King Tabinshwehti, and the Kingdom of Mrauk-U, led by King Min Bin. The agreement allowed for an orderly withdrawal of Taungoo forces from Mrauk U, which began on 2 February 1547.

  • 1.1.First campaign of the Toungoo-Mrauk-U War (1545-47)

    Was the invasion of Arakan by Toungoo forces.

  • December 1546: Mrauk U land forces evacuated Thandwe.

  • 2. Conquests of Aurangzeb


    Expansion during the rule of Aurangzeb in the Mughal Empire.

  • January 1667: Arakan suffered a major defeat to the forces of Mughal Bengal during the Battle of Chittagong in 1666.

  • 3. Conquests of Bodawpaya


    Expansion during the rule of Bodawpaya of the Konbaung Dynasty.

  • January 1785: Konbaung Dynasty's conquest of Arakan in 1785.

  • 4. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • February 1667: Arakan suffered a major defeat to the forces of Mughal Bengal during the Battle of Chittagong in 1666.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 1785: Konbaung Dynasty's conquest of Arakan in 1785.
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