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This is a list of settlements in [[Kingdom of Arakan|Arakan]], a [[Human Race & Physiology|human]] kingdom extending along the Bay of Bengal coast below the Arakan Mountains. It covers an area of 73.8 [[20-mile Hex Map|hexes]], with a population of 2,494,662.
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The '''Kingdom of Arakan''', sometimes called ''the Kingdom of Mrauk Oo'', is a coastal entity located along the eastern side of the [[Bay of Bengal]], extending southwards from the delta of the Brahmaputra for about 350 miles.  The Arakan Mountain separate the kingdom from central Burma. The kingdom is a multi-ethnic centre of multiple religions, notably Hindu, Buddhism and Islam. The wild and heavily jungled coastline has served as a haven for pirates and those engaged in the slave trade.  The region is regularly visited by Arab, Dutch, Danish and Portuguese traders.
  
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The Kingdom covers an area of 73.8 hexes and has a population of 2,494,662.  It borders on [[Mansabdar of Bengal|Bengal]], [[Kingdom of Tripura|Tripura]], [[Kingdom of Mizoram|Mizoram]], [[Kingdom of Kalay|Kalay]], [[Uparajate of Pagan|Pagan]], [[Uparajate of Bago|Bago]] and [[Uparajate of Ayeyarwady|Ayeyarwady]].
!align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" | Name
 
!align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" | Population
 
!align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" | Year founded
 
!align="center" style="background-color:#ABCDEF" | Province
 
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| align="left"|Bhulua || align="right"|1,066 || align="center"|797 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Chittagong|Chittagong]]
 
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| align="left"|Chittagong || align="right"|25,383 || align="center"|550 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Chittagong|Chittagong]]
 
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| align="left"|Dohazari|| align="right"|798 || align="center"|1012 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Chittagong|Chittagong]]
 
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| align="left"|Hatiya || align="right"|1,145 || align="center"|734 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Chittagong|Chittagong]]
 
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| align="left"|Nazir Hat || align="right"|822 || align="center"|993 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Chittagong|Chittagong]]
 
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| align="left"|Arrakan || align="right"|166,037 || align="center"|BCE 269 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Mrauk Oo|Mrauk Oo]]
 
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| align="left"|Sittwe || align="right"|21,456 || align="center"|899 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Mrauk Oo|Mrauk Oo]]
 
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| align="left"|Maungdaw|| align="right"|1,225 || align="center"|757 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Mrauk Oo|Mrauk Oo]]
 
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| align="left"|Taungup || align="right"|1,588 || align="center"|569|| align="left"|[[Sultanate of Mrauk Oo|Mrauk Oo]]
 
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| align="left"|Gwa || align="right"|4,568 || align="center"|432 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Mrauk Oo|Mrauk Oo]]
 
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| align="left"|Thandwe || align="right"|3,098 || align="center"|635 || align="left"|[[Sultanate of Mrauk Oo|Mrauk Oo]]
 
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The Kingdom is divided into two sultanates, that of [[Sultanate of Chittagong|Chittagong]] and [[Sultanate of Mrauk Oo|Mrauk Oo]].
  
See [[List of Settlements]]
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== Geography ==
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The region consists of a long, narrow strip of land between five and forty miles wide, bounded on the inland by the Arakan mountains.  This range varies from 2,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level along it's length.  The hilly countryside consists of a dense rainforest
  
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Revision as of 19:44, 5 June 2022

The Kingdom of Arakan, sometimes called the Kingdom of Mrauk Oo, is a coastal entity located along the eastern side of the Bay of Bengal, extending southwards from the delta of the Brahmaputra for about 350 miles. The Arakan Mountain separate the kingdom from central Burma. The kingdom is a multi-ethnic centre of multiple religions, notably Hindu, Buddhism and Islam. The wild and heavily jungled coastline has served as a haven for pirates and those engaged in the slave trade. The region is regularly visited by Arab, Dutch, Danish and Portuguese traders.

The Kingdom covers an area of 73.8 hexes and has a population of 2,494,662. It borders on Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram, Kalay, Pagan, Bago and Ayeyarwady.

The Kingdom is divided into two sultanates, that of Chittagong and Mrauk Oo.

Geography

The region consists of a long, narrow strip of land between five and forty miles wide, bounded on the inland by the Arakan mountains. This range varies from 2,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level along it's length. The hilly countryside consists of a dense rainforest