ARAKANLAND
By: Kyaw Tun
Ancient Palace Site of Mrauk U, Which Was Fired by Burmese King in 1784-1785
In Mrauk U
ARAKAN, Burma (Myanmar)--As the 230 years of mourning and deepest sad day, Arakanese people held their sovereignty falling day in December 31, 2014.
In Thailand
According to social media Facebook, many citizen journalists posted the events with the short stories and photos. As an unforgettable day of Arakan, the people of Arakan celebrated the events in Mrauk U, Mum Pra, Buthi Toung, Ponna Kyan, Site Tway and Than Tweay. Many Arakanese immigrant laborers who live in Thainland also held the event. Arakan National Party (ANP) and social organizations supported and participated in the events.
During the memorial events, the people of Arakan paid tribute the heroes who sacrificed their lives during the Burmese invasion without declaration war and they solemnly prayed and shared their meritorious deed the people who were inhumanly killed as genocide by Burmese intruders ruled 40 years (1784-1824). According to our record, “Ton Wa Pan Khaine Ta Mring Mring Rakhine Lu Ko Thant” seven million people killed by Burmese King Bodaw Maung Waying. An expression of sadness, they made the mourning that shown the light of lamps and candles.
Arakan (Rakhine State), a country which is now part of Burma (Myanmar), was an independent kingdom. It has long history and its chronicle era is calculated from 3325 BC until to 1784 AD when the Burmese King, Bodaw Maung Wying, brutally invaded Arakan with an unjust or a genocidal war. After 40 years of inhuman Burmese rule in Arakan, colonists from England via India and Japan came to Arakan through Thailand with the intent of occupying it with different policies. The British ruled Arakan in 1824-1942 and Arakan was controlled by Japanese fascists in 1942-1945. In 1948, when the Burmese said that Burma was free from Great Britain, Arakan became one of the colony states of Burma. As a result of the Burmese colonization, the people of Arakan are fearful, poor, and uneducated. Due to Burmese subjection, the people of Arakan now face serious problems: social discrimination, economic exploitation, and political suppression.
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