Arakan

E56814
historical region

Arakan is a historical coastal region in western Myanmar, now largely corresponding to Rakhine State and known for its distinct ethnic and cultural identity.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region →
administrativeSuccessor Arakan →
surface form: "Rakhine State"
borders Bay of Bengal →
colonialPower United Kingdom →
conqueredBy Konbaung Dynasty →
surface form: "Konbaung Dynasty of Burma"
conqueredIn 1784 →
correspondsTo Arakan →
surface form: "Rakhine State"
country Myanmar →
hasAlternativeName Arakan →
surface form: "Arakan Coast"

Arakan →
surface form: "Rakhine"

Arakan →
surface form: "Rakhine Coast"
hasCapital Sittwe →
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Bengal →
Myanmar →
surface form: "Burma"

South Asia →
Southeast Asia →
hasEthnicGroup Rakhine people →
Rohingya →
surface form: "Rohingya people"
hasLanguage Burmese →
surface form: "Burmese language"

Rakhine language →
Rohingya language →
hasMajorCity Kingdom of Mrauk U →
surface form: "Mrauk U"

Sittwe →
Thandwe →
hasMountainRange Arakan Mountains →
hasPart Arakan →
surface form: "Rakhine State"
hasPort Kyaukphyu →
Sittwe →
hasReligion Islam →
Theravada →
surface form: "Theravada Buddhism"
historicalCapital Dhanyawadi →
Kingdom of Mrauk U →
surface form: "Mrauk U"

Vesali →
historicalPolity Kingdom of Mrauk U →
surface form: "Kingdom of Arakan"

Kingdom of Mrauk U →
knownFor coastal geography →
distinct cultural identity →
distinct ethnic identity →
historical kingdoms →
locatedIn western Myanmar →
partOf Myanmar →
surface form: "Republic of the Union of Myanmar"

Burma (until 1937) →
surface form: "Union of Burma"
separatedBy Arakan Mountains →
separatedFrom central Myanmar →
strategicFor Bay of Bengal trade routes →
wasIndependentUntil 1784 →
wasPartOf Burma (until 1937) →
surface form: "British Burma"

British India →
Province of Burma →

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bay of Bengal → adjacentTo → Arakan →
this entity surface form: "Arakan Coast"
this entity surface form: "Rakhine State"
Andaman Sea → borderedBy → Arakan →
this entity surface form: "Myanmar coast"
Bay of Bengal → borderedBy → Arakan →
this entity surface form: "Myanmar coast"
Arakan → correspondsTo → Arakan →
this entity surface form: "Rakhine State"
Myanmar → ethnicGroup → Arakan →
this entity surface form: "Rakhine"
this entity surface form: "Rakhine"
Arakan → hasAlternativeName → Arakan →
this entity surface form: "Rakhine"
Arakan → hasAlternativeName → Arakan →
this entity surface form: "Rakhine Coast"
Arakan → hasAlternativeName → Arakan →
this entity surface form: "Arakan Coast"
Arakan → hasPart → Arakan →
this entity surface form: "Rakhine State"
this entity surface form: "Rakhine State"
this entity surface form: "northwestern Myanmar"