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First posted on January 1st 2005, last revised on January 10th 2005

Timeline : Arakan
Burmese invasion; King Narameikhla of Arakan fled to (Muslim) Bengal Narameikhla restored to Arakan throne; begin of the Mrauk-U Period (until 1784). Persian introduced as court language; Arakan vassall of Bengal Capital moved from Wethali to Mrauk U (Myohaung) Arakanese conquest of Chittagong Arrival of the Portuguese - Giovanni de Silveira Arakan seized to be a vassall of Bengal Arakan seized Chittagong from Bengal Burmese invasion of Arakan The Portuguese took Chittagong Fort Arakan invasion of Pegu Portuguese conquest of the island of Sandwip (lost c.1605) Portuguese inhabitants of Dianga massacred at the order of King of Arakan The Portuguese retook Sandwip Arrival of the first Dutchmen (V.O.C. representatives) in Arakan Portuguese victory over combined Arakanese-Dutch (V.O.C.) fleet Arakanese reconquest of Sandwip The V.O.C. began to purchase slaves caught by the Feringhi and Arakanese Opening of a V.O.C. comptoir (trade factory) in Arakan Feringhi (Portuguese pirate) Gonzales made Arakan his base Arakanese invasion of Bengal; reached Dacca Chittagong conquered by Mughal Empire V.O.C. trade factory in Arakan closed down Burmese conquest, devastation, annexation of Arakan Following First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), E.I.C. annexed Arakan Akyab was established as seat of administration. Kyaukpyu, hitherto a mere fishing village, established as a chief civil station British administration enacted Waste Land Rules; waste land was regarded govt. property, to be granted to applicants for the purpose of commercial use Lighthouse constructed at Akyab

1404 1430 1433 1459 1519 1531 1538 1544-1546 c. 1590 1596 1602 1607 1607 1607 1615 1616 1623 1661 1664 1666 1683 1784 1826 1838 1839-1841 1842

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1855 1865 1868 1872 1872 1874 1885 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1899 1901 1941 1942-1945 1948 1962 1978 1991-1992

British garrison withdrawn from Kyaukpyu Northern Arakan District (Arakan Hills Tract) administratively separated from Akyab Market established at Myauktaung, N. Arakan Hills Census : Population of Arakan 484,963 First Teak plantation in Akyab District established Akyab, Kyaukpyu granted status of a municipality Sandoway Town granted status of a municipality Catholic missionaries (in the country since 1888) opened convent school in Akyab Sandoway court house set afire by insurgents called Pongyis Census : Population of Arakan 672,000 Rebellion at Akyab Jail Sandoway District enlarged by cession of territory south of Gwa River from District of Bassein Ramree (Kyaukpyu District) deprived of status of municipality Census : Population of Arakan 762,101 Census : Population of Arakan 1,186,700 Japanese Occupation Burma released into independence; State of Arakan granted autonomy Arakanese autonomy abolished Rohingyas (Arakanese Muslims) fled Burma, into Bangladesh Rohingyas fled Burma into Bangladesh

EXTERNAL FILES

Arakanese History at a Glance, from Rakhapura Arakanese History, from Arakan Society Arakan, the Land of Buddhism - A Brief History of Mahamuni, by Khaing Kyaw Kyaw Review flays book on Rohingya history, posted by Arakan National Association (Japan) The Burma we love, by Aye Kyaw, tendentious Burma History, from SE-Asia.com : Burma Tour, timeline Article Arakan, from EB 1911 Article Arakan, from Banglapedia Article Rohingyas, from Banglapedia The Portuguese in the Bay of Bengal, by Marco Ramerini A Short Historical Background of Arakan, from Rohingya Times A Concise History of SE Asia, by Charles Kimball Kings, Commissioners of Arakan (since 1698), from World Statesmen Article Sittwe (Akyab), from Columbia Encyclopedia, Article Akyab, from EB 1911 Documents on Western Burmese History, from SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research 2003 Article History of Chittagong, from Wikipedia The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Mrohoung in Arakan, by D.G.E. Hall Arakan during the Mrauk U Period, by Jacques P. Leider (1999)

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Myanmar (Birma), from De V.O.C. Site, in Dutch Myanmar History, from Asia Tours Article Arakan Division, Akyab District, Sandoway District, Kyaukpyu District, Arakan District, Northern, from Imperial Gazetteer of India

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