Burma / Myanmar: Vista of Mrauk-u, or Arakan, the chief city of Arakan (Rakhine). Wouter Schouten, 'Oost-Indische Voyagie',1676

Mrauk U is an archaeologically important town in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. It is also the capital of Mrauk-U Township, a sub region of the Sittwe District.

It was the capital of Mrauk U Kingdom, the most important and powerful Rakhine (Arakanese) kingdom, from 1430 to 1785.

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