The Arakan Kingdom of Mrohaung to the south Myanmar (Burma), whose longevity (1433–1785) suggests a strong tradition of independence for the Arakan region, a coastal strip the Bay of Bengal, illustrated .
King Narameikhla based 1433 a strong, stable kingdom. In 1531, the first European ships appeared in the region, and Portuguese privateers began to settle in Chittagong. Mrohaung's navy, led by King Minbin and with Portuguese support, was the terror of Ganges - Region. Arakan neighbor and traditional Antagonist , Bengal , was weak; The privateers rushed there at will, bringing hundreds of slaves to Arakan. For almost a century, Mrohaung retained its sea power.
The slave markets in Mrohaung attracted the attention of Dutch traders who bought slaves from the Arakanese. To stop the depopulation of the Bengal Coast, deleted the Mughal Emperor Shāh Jahān 1629 a Portuguese pirate nest off the coast of Chittagong. Mrohaung continued as a naval power until 1666, when Bengal annexed the coastal area.
When King Sandathudamma died in 1684, the country fell victim to internal disorder. However, another 25 kings ascended the throne before the armies of Burmese king Bodawpaya invaded the kingdom and deposed the last king, Thamada, in 1785.