ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : History of Arakan</title> <META name="keywords" keyword="Rakhine, Rakhaing"> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2005-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Arakan <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xarakan.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xarakan.html"> <img src = "../banners/banarakan.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on January 1st 2005, last revised on January 10th 2005 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> </div> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Arakan </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> 1404 <BR> 1430 <BR><BR> 1433 <BR> 1459 <BR> 1519 <BR> 1531 <BR> 1538 <BR> 1544-1546 <BR> c. 1590 <BR> 1596 <BR> 1602 <BR> 1607 <BR> 1607 <BR> 1607 <BR> 1615 <BR> 1616 <BR> 1623 <BR><BR> 1661 <BR> 1664 <BR> 1666 <BR> 1683 <BR> 1784 <BR> 1826 <BR><BR> 1838 <BR> 1839-1841 <BR><BR> 1842 <BR> 1855 <BR> 1865 <BR> 1868 <BR> 1872 <BR> 1872 <BR> 1874 <BR> 1885 <BR> 1889 <BR> 1890 <BR> 1891 <BR> 1892 <BR> 1893 <BR><BR> 1899 <BR> 1901 <BR> 1941 <BR> 1942-1945 <BR> 1948 <BR> 1962 <BR> 1978 <BR> 1991-1992 <BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> Burmese invasion; King Narameikhla of Arakan fled to (Muslim) Bengal <BR> Narameikhla restored to Arakan throne; begin of the Mrauk-U Period (until 1784). <BR> Persian introduced as court language; Arakan vassall of Bengal <BR> Capital moved from Wethali to Mrauk U (Myohaung) <BR> Arakanese conquest of Chittagong <BR> Arrival of the Portuguese - Giovanni de Silveira <BR> Arakan seized to be a vassall of Bengal <BR> Arakan seized Chittagong from Bengal <BR> Burmese invasion of Arakan <BR> The Portuguese took Chittagong Fort <BR> Arakan invasion of Pegu <BR> Portuguese conquest of the island of Sandwip (lost c.1605) <BR> Portuguese inhabitants of Dianga massacred at the order of King of Arakan <BR> The Portuguese retook Sandwip <BR> Arrival of the first Dutchmen (V.O.C. representatives) in Arakan <BR> Portuguese victory over combined Arakanese-Dutch (V.O.C.) fleet <BR> Arakanese reconquest of Sandwip <BR> The V.O.C. began to purchase slaves caught by the Feringhi and Arakanese <BR> Opening of a V.O.C. comptoir (trade factory) in Arakan <BR> Feringhi (Portuguese pirate) Gonzales made Arakan his base <BR> Arakanese invasion of Bengal; reached Dacca <BR> Chittagong conquered by Mughal Empire <BR> V.O.C. trade factory in Arakan closed down <BR> Burmese conquest, devastation, annexation of Arakan <BR> Following First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), E.I.C. annexed Arakan <BR> Akyab was established as seat of administration. <BR> Kyaukpyu, hitherto a mere fishing village, established as a chief civil station <BR> British administration enacted Waste Land Rules; waste land was regarded <BR> govt. property, to be granted to applicants for the purpose of commercial use <BR> Lighthouse constructed at Akyab <BR> British garrison withdrawn from Kyaukpyu <BR> Northern Arakan District (Arakan Hills Tract) administratively separated from Akyab <BR> Market established at Myauktaung, N. Arakan Hills <BR> Census : Population of Arakan 484,963 <BR> First Teak plantation in Akyab District established <BR> Akyab, Kyaukpyu granted status of a municipality <BR> Sandoway Town granted status of a municipality <BR> Catholic missionaries (in the country since 1888) opened convent school in Akyab <BR> Sandoway court house set afire by insurgents called Pongyis <BR> Census : Population of Arakan 672,000 <BR> Rebellion at Akyab Jail <BR> Sandoway District enlarged by cession of territory south of Gwa River from District <BR> of Bassein <BR> Ramree (Kyaukpyu District) deprived of status of municipality <BR> Census : Population of Arakan 762,101 <BR> Census : Population of Arakan 1,186,700 <BR> Japanese Occupation <BR> Burma released into independence; State of Arakan granted autonomy <BR> Arakanese autonomy abolished <BR> Rohingyas (Arakanese Muslims) fled Burma, into Bangladesh <BR> Rohingyas fled Burma into Bangladesh <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </div><div align = "center"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "3" cellspace="5" cellpadding="5" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "100" valign = "top" align = "center" bgcolor="#FFFACD"> <font size = "3" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> EXTERNAL <BR> FILES </font></TD> <TD width = "750" valign = "top" align = "left" bgcolor = "#FFFACD"> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman" color = "#000000"> Arakanese History at a Glance, from <A HREF = "http://www.rakhapura.com/arakan/History_At_a_Glance.asp"><B>Rakhapura</B></A> <BR> Arakanese History, from <A HREF = "http://home.planet.nl/~galen087/"><B>Arakan Society</B></A> <BR> Arakan, the Land of Buddhism - A Brief History of Mahamuni, by <A HREF = "http://www.arakan.homestead.com/files/Articles/A_Brief_History_of_Mahamuni.htm"><B>Khaing Kyaw Kyaw</B></A> <BR> Review flays book on Rohingya history, posted by <A HREF = "http://www.shanland.org/Political/News_2003/review_flays_book_on_rohingya_hi.htm"><B> Arakan National Association (Japan)</B></A> <BR> The Burma we love, by <A HREF = "http://www.burma.no/nbk/bdf_jan04/ayekyaw_arakan.htm"><B>Aye Kyaw</B></A>, tendentious <BR> Burma History, from <A HREF = "http://www.se-asia.com/burmatour/burma_history.php"><B>SE-Asia.com : Burma Tour</B></A>, timeline <BR> Article Arakan, from <A HREF = "http://76.1911encyclopedia.org/A/AR/ARAKAN.htm"><B>EB 1911</B></A> <BR> Article Arakan, from <A HREF = "http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/A_0285.HTM"><B>Banglapedia</B></A> <BR> Article Rohingyas, from <A HREF = "http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/R_0217.HTM"><B>Banglapedia</B></A> <BR> The Portuguese in the Bay of Bengal, by <A HREF = "http://xoomer.virgilio.it/mramerin/bengal.html"><B>Marco Ramerini</B></A> <BR> A Short Historical Background of Arakan, from <A HREF = "http://www.rohingyatimes.i-p.com/history/history_maa.html"><B>Rohingya Times</B></A> <BR> A Concise History of SE Asia, by <A HREF = "http://xenohistorian.faithweb.com/seasia/index.html"><B>Charles Kimball</B></A> <BR> Kings, Commissioners of Arakan (since 1698), from <A HREF = "http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Myanmar.htm#Arakan"><B>World Statesmen</B></A> <BR> Article Sittwe (Akyab), from <A HREF = "http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0845421.html"><B>Columbia Encyclopedia</B></A>, Article Akyab, from <A HREF = "http://24.1911encyclopedia.org/A/AK/AKYAB.htm"><B>EB 1911</B></A> <BR> Documents on Western Burmese History, from <A HREF = "http://web.soas.ac.uk/burma/documents%20on%20western%20burmese%20economic%20history.PDF"><B> SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research</B></A> 2003 <BR> Article History of Chittagong, from <A HREF = "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chittagong#History"><B>Wikipedia</B></A> <BR> The Rise and Fall of the Kingdom of Mrohoung in Arakan, by <A HREF = "http://www.arakan.homestead.com/files/Articles/The_Rise_and_Fall.htm"><B> D.G.E. Hall</B></A> <BR> Arakan during the Mrauk U Period, by <A HREF = "http://www.rakhapura.com/scolumns/political_success_of_buddhist.asp"><B> Jacques P. Leider</B></A> (1999) <BR> Myanmar (Birma), from <A HREF = "http://www.vocsite.nl/geschiedenis/handelsposten/myanmar.html"><B>De V.O.C. Site</B></A>, in Dutch <BR> Myanmar History, from <A HREF = "http://asiatours.net/burma/info/history02.html"><B>Asia Tours</B></A> <BR> Article <A HREF = "http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=5&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_397.gif"><B>Arakan Division</B></A>, <A HREF = "http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=5&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_199.gif"><B>Akyab District</B></A>, <A HREF = "http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_037.gif"><B>Sandoway District</B></A>, <A HREF = "http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V16_067.gif"><B>Kyaukpyu District</B></A>, <A HREF = "http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_400.gif"><B>Arakan District, Northern</B></A>, from Imperial Gazetteer of India <BR> </font></TD></TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman"> Click here to go <A HREF = "../../index.html">Home</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../../about.html">Information about KMLA, WHKMLA, the author and webmaster</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../..links.html">Statistics</A><BR> </font> <BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "1"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? 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