The essay below says about the introduction of Muslim Rohingyas in the distant past. They are same stock as ours, but, they are not from the present day BD after 1947. However, they remain our blood brothers. They have similar ;looks as ours. I have seen a few of them in Japan.
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Kingdom of Mrauk U - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kingdom of Mrauk U
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Kingdom of Mrauk-U
Kingdom
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1429–1785
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Capital Launggyet (1429–1430),
Mrauk U (1430–1785)
Languages Arakanese
Religion Theravada Buddhism,
Islam
Government Monarchy
King
- 1429–1433 Narameithla
History
- Founding of dynasty 18 April 1429
- End of kingdom 2 January 1785
The
Kingdom of Mrauk-U was a kingdom based in the
Arakanese city of
Mrauk-U which ruled
Arakan and
parts of
Bengal from 1429 to 1785.
[1]
History
King Narameikhla (1404-1434), or Min Saw Mon, ruler of the Kingdom of Mrauk U in the early 15th century, after 24 years of exile in
Bengal, regained control of the Arakanese throne in 1430 with military assistance from the
Sultanate of Bengal. The
Bengalis who came with him formed
their own settlements in the region.
[2] Narameikhla ceded some territory to the Sultan of Bengal and recognized his sovoreignity over the areas. In recognition of his kingdom's
vassal status, the kings of Arakan received despite being Buddhists, and legalized the use of
Islamic coins from Bengal within the kingdom. Narameikhla minted his own coins with Burmese characters on one side and Persian characters on the other. Arakan remained subordinate to Bengal up until 1531.
[2]
Even after gaining independence from the Sultans of Bengal, the Arakanese kings continued the custom of maintaining titles.
[3] The kings compared themselves to
Sultans and fashioned themselves after
Mughal rulers, despite remaining Buddhist. They also continued to employ Muslims in prestigious positions within the royal administration.
[4] From 1531-1629,
Portuguese pirates operated from havens along the coast of the kingdom and brought slaves in from Bengal to the kingdom. The Bengali Muslim population thus increased in the 17th century, as they were employed in a variety of workforces in Arakan. Some of them worked as
Arabic,
Bengali, and
Persian scribes in the Arakanese courts, which, despite remaining mostly
Buddhist, adopted Islamic fashions from the neighbouring Sultanate of Bengal.