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WHKMLA : Timelines : History of Arakan

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

Timeline :

Arakan

14041430

1433

1459

1519

1531

1538

1544-1546

c. 1590

15961602

1607

1607

1607

1615

1616

1623

1661

16641666

1683

1784

1826

1838

1839-1841

1842

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

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1855

1865

1868

1872

1872

1874

1885

1889

1890

1891

1892

1893

1899

1901

1941

1942-1945

1948

19621978

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British garrison withdrawn from Kyaukpyu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


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 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, Araka

District, Northern, from Imperial Gazetteer of India

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