Kingdom of Mrauk U

E304684

Arakanese kingdom early modern state historical kingdom

The Kingdom of Mrauk U was a powerful early modern Arakanese kingdom in present-day western Myanmar, renowned for its maritime trade, cultural syncretism, and impressive fortified capital city.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mrauk U	6
Kingdom of Mrauk U canonical	3
Kingdom of Arakan	2

Statements (75)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arakanese kingdom ⓘ early modern state ⓘ historical kingdom ⓘ
borderedBy	Bay of Bengal ⓘ Bengal ⓘ Kingdom of Ava ⓘ
capital	Kingdom of Mrauk U self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mrauk U
conqueredBy	Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ surface form: Konbaung Dynasty of Burma
conquestYear	1784 ⓘ
country	Arakan ⓘ
currency	gold coins ⓘ silver coins ⓘ
economyBasedOn	maritime commerce ⓘ rice cultivation ⓘ slave raiding and trading ⓘ
endTime	1784 ⓘ
engagedIn	Bay of Bengal trade ⓘ Indian Ocean trade ⓘ
feature	hilltop fortifications ⓘ multi-layered defensive walls ⓘ network of canals and moats ⓘ
foundedBy	Min Saw Mon ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
hadAlly	Portuguese corsairs (various periods) ⓘ
hadConflictWith	Bengal Subah ⓘ Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire
hadPopulationGroup	Rakhine people ⓘ surface form: Arakanese Buddhists Bengali merchants ⓘ Muslim communities ⓘ Portuguese settlers and mercenaries ⓘ
hasCapital	Kingdom of Mrauk U self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Mrauk U
hasHeritageSite	Andaw Thein Pagoda ⓘ Htokekanthein Temple ⓘ Shitthaung Temple ⓘ surface form: Koe-thaung Temple Shitthaung Temple ⓘ
hasMajorPort	Sittwe ⓘ surface form: Mrauk U Sandel (Sandel Island area) ⓘ
knownFor	Buddhist temple architecture ⓘ city walls and moats ⓘ cosmopolitan court culture ⓘ cultural syncretism ⓘ fortified capital city ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ rice exports ⓘ slave trade ⓘ
language	Arakanese ⓘ Bengali (court and diplomatic use) ⓘ Burmese ⓘ Persian (court and diplomatic use) ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay	Myanmar ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Rakhine State ⓘ western Myanmar ⓘ
notableRuler	Min Bin ⓘ Min Razagyi ⓘ Min Saw Mon ⓘ Thiri Thudhamma ⓘ
peakPeriod	16th century ⓘ early 17th century ⓘ
predecessor	Launggyet Kingdom ⓘ
religion	Buddhist–Islamic syncretism ⓘ Hinduism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Theravada ⓘ surface form: Theravada Buddhism
startTime	c. 1430 ⓘ
successor	Burma (until 1937) ⓘ surface form: British Burma Konbaung Dynasty ⓘ
tradedWith	Ayutthaya Kingdom ⓘ Bengal Sultanate ⓘ Dutch East India Company ⓘ Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ surface form: Mughal Empire Portuguese merchants ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
usedTitle	Buddhist Dhammaraja ⓘ Sultan (for some kings in Muslim diplomacy) ⓘ