Arakan

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Arakan, Myanmar

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Arakan: References & Edit History

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establishment of Mrohaung dynasty
- In Narameikhla
invasion by Bodawpaya
- In Bodawpaya
role in First Anglo-Burmese War
- In Anglo-Burmese Wars

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media added.	Ethan Teekah	Nov 06, 2024
	Invalidated site: Banglapedia - Arakan.	Satyavrat Nirala	Feb 24, 2015
	Media added.	Amy Tikkanen	Nov 11, 2008
	Added new Web site: Banglapedia - Arakan.	Kanchan Gupta	Nov 30, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998