Today in Myanmar » Rakhine http://www.myanmar2day.com Myanmar Life, Culture, Custom, Travel, Information Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:31:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Mrauk U, the old capital of Rakhine (Arakanese) Kingdom http://www.myanmar2day.com/places-to-visit-in-myanmar/2009/01/mrauk-u-the-old-capital-of-rakhine-arakanese-kingdom/ http://www.myanmar2day.com/places-to-visit-in-myanmar/2009/01/mrauk-u-the-old-capital-of-rakhine-arakanese-kingdom/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:12:25 +0000 Bamarlay http://www.myanmar2day.com/?p=592 Mrauk U was the old capital of Rakhine (Arakan) Kingdom. Established in 1431 by King Min Saw Mon, the city grew to a population of 120,000 in 16th century. It was a major trading port in the Bay of Bengal, and was always crowded with foreign traders – Europeans, Arabs, Indians, Mon from Hansawaddi, Burmese from Ava. Hundreds of [...]

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