Launggyet Kingdom

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The Launggyet Kingdom was a medieval Arakanese kingdom in western Myanmar that served as a major political and cultural center before the rise of the Mrauk U dynasty.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arakanese kingdom
former country
historical kingdom
associatedWith Rakhine State NERFINISHED
capital Launggyet NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Myanmar
culturalInfluence Bengali culture
Burmese culture
Indian culture
ethnicGroup Rakhine people NERFINISHED
flourishedIn medieval period
followedBy Mrauk U Kingdom NERFINISHED
Mrauk U dynasty NERFINISHED
governmentType monarchy
hasCapitalCity Launggyet NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalSite Launggyet archaeological remains
historicalRegion Arakan (Rakhine) NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance center of Arakanese state formation
predecessor of Mrauk U dynasty
knownFor Arakanese Buddhist culture
maritime trade in the Bay of Bengal
language Arakanese
locatedIn Arakan NERFINISHED
western Myanmar
locatedInPresentDay Rakhine State, Myanmar NERFINISHED
locatedNear Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED
partOf Arakanese Buddhist polities NERFINISHED
history of Myanmar
history of Rakhine State
politicalStatus independent kingdom
precededBy Waithali Kingdom NERFINISHED
region Southeast Asia
religion Hinduism
Islam
Theravada
surface form: Theravada Buddhism
role major cultural center in Arakan
major political center in Arakan
successorState Mrauk U Kingdom NERFINISHED
typeOfGovernment hereditary monarchy

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Kingdom of Mrauk U predecessor Launggyet Kingdom