Arakan

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

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How this entity was disambiguated

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

Rakhine
linked to: Arakan

Rakhine Coast
linked to: Arakan
hasCapital Sittwe
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Bengal
Burma
linked to: Myanmar

South Asia
Southeast Asia
hasEthnicGroup Rakhine people
Rohingya people
linked to: Rohingya
hasLanguage Burmese language
linked to: Burmese

Rakhine language
Rohingya language
hasMajorCity Mrauk U
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U

Sittwe
Thandwe
hasMountainRange Arakan Mountains
hasPart Rakhine State
linked to: Arakan
hasPort Kyaukphyu
Sittwe
hasReligion Islam
Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada
historicalCapital Dhanyawadi
Mrauk U
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U

Vesali
historicalPolity Kingdom of Arakan
linked to: Kingdom of Mrauk U

Kingdom of Mrauk U
knownFor coastal geography
distinct cultural identity
distinct ethnic identity
historical kingdoms
locatedIn western Myanmar
partOf Republic of the Union of Myanmar
linked to: Myanmar

Union of Burma
linked to: Burma (until 1937)
separatedBy Arakan Mountains
separatedFrom central Myanmar
strategicFor Bay of Bengal trade routes
wasIndependentUntil 1784
wasPartOf British Burma
linked to: Burma (until 1937)

British India
Province of Burma

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Referenced by (50)

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

Burma (until 1937) ethnicGroups Rakhine
linked to: Arakan
Myanmar ethnicGroup Rakhine
linked to: Arakan
Bay of Bengal borderedBy Myanmar coast
linked to: Arakan
Bay of Bengal adjacentTo Arakan Coast
linked to: Arakan
Andaman Sea borderedBy Myanmar coast
linked to: Arakan
Elaphodus cephalophus nativeTo northwestern Myanmar
linked to: Arakan
2021 Myanmar anti-coup protests location Rakhine State
linked to: Arakan
Arakan correspondsTo Rakhine State
linked to: Arakan
Arakan hasPart Rakhine State
linked to: Arakan
Arakan hasAlternativeName Rakhine
linked to: Arakan
Arakan hasAlternativeName Rakhine Coast
linked to: Arakan
Arakan hasAlternativeName Arakan Coast
linked to: Arakan
Arakan administrativeSuccessor Rakhine State
linked to: Arakan
Rohingya language linguisticArea Arakan region
linked to: Arakan
Naga peoples region Northwestern Myanmar
linked to: Arakan
Naharkatiya oil field geologicalBasin Assam–Arakan Basin
linked to: Arakan
Burmese diaspora includesEthnicGroup Rakhine
linked to: Arakan
Rakhine people hasAutonym Rakhine
linked to: Arakan
Chin State hasMinorityGroup Rakhine
linked to: Arakan
First Anglo-Burmese War location Arakan
subject linked to: Anglo-Burmese Wars
Operation Ha-Go location Arakan
Western Myanmar historicallyPartOf Arakan region
subject linked to: western Myanmar
linked to: Arakan
Vesali locatedIn Arakan region
linked to: Arakan
Vesali historicalRegion Arakan
Kingdom of Mrauk U country Arakan
Province of Burma hasEthnicGroup Rakhine
linked to: Arakan
Indian 7th Infantry Division areaOfOperations Arakan region
linked to: Arakan
Kyaukphyu region Rakhine coast
linked to: Arakan
Dhanyawadi locatedIn Arakan region
linked to: Arakan
Dhanyawadi partOf ancient Arakan
linked to: Arakan
Dhanyawadi historicalRegion Arakan (Rakhine)
linked to: Arakan
Dhanyawadi culture Rakhine
linked to: Arakan
Rakhine Yoma separates Rakhine coast
linked to: Arakan
Myanmar Era usedByEthnicGroups Rakhine
linked to: Arakan