Arakan was one of the first Indianised kingdoms in Southeast Asia. It was home to the sacred Mahamuni sculpture of Buddha, which was later transferred to Mandalay by Burmese …

Arakan is a coastal geographic region in southwestern Myanmar (Burma). It consists of a long narrow strip of land along the eastern coast of the Bay of Bengal and stretches from the Naf …

In Arakan (Rakhine State), one of Myanmar’s seven ethnically denominated states, Buddhists and Muslims perceive and imagine space diferently, often shaped by his-torical and cultural …

Jun 5, 2025 · A year and a half after a sweeping offensive, the Arakan Army is poised to seize control of Rakhine State from Myanmar’s military junta. Its rapid expansion has been enabled …

Arakan, known as Rakhine State, situated on the eastern bank of the Bay of Bengal and connected to other parts of Myanmar by the Arakan Roma Mountain range, is a region marked …

Feb 6, 2025 · To achieve legitimacy, the AA must overcome these governance and humanitarian challenges. On 20 December 2024, the Arakan Army (AA) announced that it had captured the …

Situated in a prime location on the Bay of Bengal, Arakan has seen the rise, fall, and occupation of many kingdoms and empires. Since as long as the Silk Road routes which pass through this …

For centuries, Arakan—historically known as the Kingdom of Mrauk U—has been a contested land caught between larger powers, from the Mughal and Burmese empires to the colonial …

Feb 20, 2025 · The Arakan Army, the ethnic armed organization for the Arakan people, has now seized control of almost all of Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

Feb 26, 2025 · Arakan Army (AA) troops pose after capturing the town of Gwa in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Dec. 29, 2024. The Arakan Army (AA) has gradually become the dominant …