History of Rakhine

History Of Rakhine

Arakanese legends claim that the history of the Rakhine people began in 3325 BC, although archaeological evidence supporting this claim is unavailable. Of course, it is not true. That is why there is no evidence. The history of Arakan was well evident from its Hindus rulers in the past. . Various Arakanese kingdoms stretched from the Ganges Delta to Cape Negrais on the Irrawaddy Delta.

The history of Rakhine is divided into 7 parts - the independent kingdoms of Dhanyawadi, Waithali, Lemro, Mrauk U, Burmese occupation from 1784 to 1826, British rule from 1826 to 1948 and as a part of independent Burma from 1948 onwards.

The Arakanese kingdom was conquered on December 31, 1784 by the Burmese Konbaung Dynasty. Why you Rakhine do not mention that one of your princes had invited them to come and occupy Arakan, so that you Buddhists can rule against Muslims and Hindus who were the native of Arakan. (Shameless Rakhines invaders of Arakan.) In 1826, Arakan was ceded to the British as war reparation after the First Anglo-Burmese War. It became part of the Province of Burma of British India in 1886, after the annexation of Burma by the British. Arakan became part of the Crown Colony of British Burma which was split off from British India in 1937. Northern Rakhine state became a contested battleground throughout the Japanese occupation of Burma. After 1948, Rakhine became part of the newly independent state of Burma. Both the Arakanese and the Muslims of Rakhine state engaged in secessionist movements from Burma since 1947, including an Islamic insurgency. In 1973, Arakan became a state of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma, designated as the homeland of the Rakhine people.

Sporadic communal strife has plagued Arakan since colonial times, between the majority Arakanese who are Buddhist, and Muslim communities, many but not all of whom came into Arakan with British rule. The latest conflagration was in June and October 2012.