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Arakan (/ˈærəkæn/ or /ˌɑːrəˈkɑːn/; Burmese: ရက္ခိုင် [jəkʰàɪɴ], Rakhine: အရက္ခ [à.ɹəkʰa̼]), 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 geographically smaller Rakhine State, situated in western Myanmar. The people of the region were known as the Arakanese. When Burma gained independence from Britain in 1948, the Burmese part of the region was called Arakan State. The Burmese military junta changed its name to Rakhine State in 1989 – along with the country's name being changed from Burma to Myanmar, and its capital name from Rangoon to Yangon, while Burmese language name remained unchanged as မြန်မာ (Myanmar) and ရန်ကုန် (Yangon).
Arakan's first states can be traced to the 4th century. Arakan was one of the first Indianised kingdoms in Southeast Asia. It was home to the sacred Mahamuni sculpture of Buddha, which was later transferred to Mandalay by Burmese conquerors in the 18th century. For 356 years between 1428 and 1784, Arakan was ruled by the Kingdom of Mrauk U from the city of Mrauk U. In 1784, Arakan was annexed by the Konbaung Dynasty under the reign of King Bodawpaya.
Arakan Division was a part of British India and later fell under British rule in Burma. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Arakan was one of the world’s leading rice exporters. During World War II, several Arakan Campaigns were conducted by Allied forces against the Japanese as part of the Burma Campaign. After Burma became independent in 1948, Arakan saw a movement for autonomy. Human rights deteriorated in the country after the 1962 Burmese coup d'état. In 1974, a discriminatory citizenship law was enacted. In 1982, most Arakanese Muslims were stripped of citizenship. A segregated system of citizenship was introduced by Burma's military rulers. Both Arakanese Buddhists and Muslims experienced growing nationalism, including hopes for self-rule. The region was the site of the Rohingya genocide in 2016 and 2017.
According to Arthur Purves Phayre, a report by the Royal Geographical Society in November 1882 included a paper by one Colonel Yule who discussed the oldest records of a sea route to China from the Middle East. Yule identified Arakan with the country of "Argyre" which means The Land of Silver or Silverland mentioned by the Greco-Roman geographer Claudius Ptolemy.
According to Aananda Candra Inscription inscripted in 8th Century CE, Arakan Region was mention as Arakkhadesha by Ananda Candra King.
In early 15th Century CE, Niccolò de' Conti, a Venetian merchant and explorer mentioned Arakan as Rachani in his book the travels of Nicolo di Conti (c. A.D. 1396–1469) as recorded c. A.D. 1445 by Poggio Bracciolini.
Portuguese records spelled the name as Arracao. The name was spelled as Araccan in many old European maps and publications. The area constituted Arakan Division under British rule in Burma. The name “Arakan” State was in use until 1989 when the military government of Burma changed the Latin spelling name to Rakhine State.
The region known in Europe as Arakan is the 350 miles (560 km)-long eastern coastal shore of the Bay of Bengal. It comprises a long narrow strip of land and stretches from the banks of the Karnaphuli River on the border of the Chittagong Hills area in Bangladesh in the north to Cape Negrais in the south.
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Arakan (/ˈærəkæn/ or /ˌɑːrəˈkɑːn/; Burmese: ရက္ခိုင် [jəkʰàɪɴ], Rakhine: အရက္ခ [à.ɹəkʰa̼]), 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 geographically smaller Rakhine State, situated in western Myanmar. The people of the region were known as the Arakanese. When Burma gained independence from Britain in 1948, the Burmese part of the region was called Arakan State. The Burmese military junta changed its name to Rakhine State in 1989 – along with the country's name being changed from Burma to Myanmar, and its capital name from Rangoon to Yangon, while Burmese language name remained unchanged as မြန်မာ (Myanmar) and ရန်ကုန် (Yangon).
Arakan's first states can be traced to the 4th century. Arakan was one of the first Indianised kingdoms in Southeast Asia. It was home to the sacred Mahamuni sculpture of Buddha, which was later transferred to Mandalay by Burmese conquerors in the 18th century. For 356 years between 1428 and 1784, Arakan was ruled by the Kingdom of Mrauk U from the city of Mrauk U. In 1784, Arakan was annexed by the Konbaung Dynasty under the reign of King Bodawpaya.
Arakan Division was a part of British India and later fell under British rule in Burma. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Arakan was one of the world’s leading rice exporters. During World War II, several Arakan Campaigns were conducted by Allied forces against the Japanese as part of the Burma Campaign. After Burma became independent in 1948, Arakan saw a movement for autonomy. Human rights deteriorated in the country after the 1962 Burmese coup d'état. In 1974, a discriminatory citizenship law was enacted. In 1982, most Arakanese Muslims were stripped of citizenship. A segregated system of citizenship was introduced by Burma's military rulers. Both Arakanese Buddhists and Muslims experienced growing nationalism, including hopes for self-rule. The region was the site of the Rohingya genocide in 2016 and 2017.
According to Arthur Purves Phayre, a report by the Royal Geographical Society in November 1882 included a paper by one Colonel Yule who discussed the oldest records of a sea route to China from the Middle East. Yule identified Arakan with the country of "Argyre" which means The Land of Silver or Silverland mentioned by the Greco-Roman geographer Claudius Ptolemy.
According to Aananda Candra Inscription inscripted in 8th Century CE, Arakan Region was mention as Arakkhadesha by Ananda Candra King.
In early 15th Century CE, Niccolò de' Conti, a Venetian merchant and explorer mentioned Arakan as Rachani in his book the travels of Nicolo di Conti (c. A.D. 1396–1469) as recorded c. A.D. 1445 by Poggio Bracciolini.
Portuguese records spelled the name as Arracao. The name was spelled as Araccan in many old European maps and publications. The area constituted Arakan Division under British rule in Burma. The name “Arakan” State was in use until 1989 when the military government of Burma changed the Latin spelling name to Rakhine State.
The region known in Europe as Arakan is the 350 miles (560 km)-long eastern coastal shore of the Bay of Bengal. It comprises a long narrow strip of land and stretches from the banks of the Karnaphuli River on the border of the Chittagong Hills area in Bangladesh in the north to Cape Negrais in the south.
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