Kingdom of Mrauk U

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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.

All labels observed (3)

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

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Statements (75)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arakanese kingdom
early modern state
historical kingdom
borderedBy Bay of Bengal
Bengal
Kingdom of Ava
capital Mrauk U
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U
conqueredBy Konbaung Dynasty of Burma
linked to: Konbaung Dynasty
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
hadPopulationGroup Arakanese Buddhists
linked to: Rakhine people

Bengali merchants
Muslim communities
Portuguese settlers and mercenaries
hasCapital Mrauk U
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U
hasHeritageSite Andaw Thein Pagoda
Htokekanthein Temple
Koe-thaung Temple
linked to: Shitthaung Temple

Shitthaung Temple
hasMajorPort Mrauk U
linked to: Sittwe

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 Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
startTime c. 1430
successor British Burma
linked to: Burma (until 1937)

Konbaung Dynasty
tradedWith Ayutthaya Kingdom
Bengal Sultanate
Dutch East India Company
Mughal Empire
Portuguese merchants
Sri Lanka
usedTitle Buddhist Dhammaraja
Sultan (for some kings in Muslim diplomacy)

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

Arakan hasMajorCity Mrauk U
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U
Arakan historicalCapital Mrauk U
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U
Arakan historicalPolity Kingdom of Mrauk U
Arakan historicalPolity Kingdom of Arakan
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U
Rakhine people associatedWith Kingdom of Mrauk U
Rakhine people associatedWith Kingdom of Arakan
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U
Rakhine people populationCenter Mrauk U
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U
Western Myanmar hasTown Mrauk U
subject linked to: western Myanmar
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U
Western Myanmar historicallyPartOf Kingdom of Mrauk U
subject linked to: western Myanmar
Kingdom of Mrauk U capital Mrauk U
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U
Kingdom of Mrauk U hasCapital Mrauk U
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U