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(a)It is called by some Portuguese Orrakan, by others among them Arrakaon and
by some again Rakan.
Yule 1985: 34
(b)To the East of the River Karnafuli there is a palace, Roshang City by name,
like the Heaven. There rules the glorious king of Maghada descent, a follower of
the Buddha.
Sati Maina by Daulat Qazi (Huq 2005: 12).
(c)Sorrow politics was behind the gruesome assassination of Shah Shuja by the
King. It does not prove the kings lack of love for Muslims. Thus we see, people
from every country, hearing the magnificence of Roshang, took shelter under the
king. Arabian Egyptian Michiri, Turkish Shami, Habsi [African], Hindi Kamrupi
the Assamese, Dakkhini (Deccan), Ahopai Khotanchari (?), Kalani, Malaya
Bari from Achi [Acheh] Kuchi [Kochin], and Karnataka. Countless Sheik,
Soiyadja, Mughal, Pathan [Afghan] warriors, Rajput [Great race of India], and
Hindus of various nationals. Avai (Ava), Burmese, Siam, Tripura, Kuki to name
how many more should I elaborate. Armenian, Olandaz ([Dutch], Diemar
[Danish], Engaraj [English], Castiman [?] and Franois. Hispani [Spanish],
Almani [German?], Chholdar [?], Nachhari [?], many races including
Portuguese.
Saiful Maluk by Alol (Huq 2005: 18)
(a) We will never return to the Arracan Country; if you choose to slaughter us here, we
are ready to die: if by force to drive us away, we will go and dwell in the jungles of
the great mountains, which afford shelter for wild beasts.
Malcolm.1826:550
(Quotation in Pearn 1960:444)
(b) That the Arakanese are gradually being pushed out of Arakan before the steady
wave of Chittagonian immigration from the west is only too well known. The
reason why they cannot withstand this pressure is that they are extravagant and hire
more labor than is necessary rather than do a fair share of work them. Among the
reason brought forward by the Arakanese for not doing manual labor are that no
two Arakanese can agree among themselves or trust each other and one will not
take orders from another .
Smart 1957: 85
Naaf
Burmese
Chin
Bengalis
Mro
Total
15,266
31,695
708
47,669
1969
6976
1420
80162
Kaladan 69,797
The inhabitants of that tract are Arakanese and Bengalis.The Bengalis are
Mohammedans from the neighborhood of Chittagong, Ramoo, and Cox Bazaar.
In the Settlement tract they are found chiefly near the town of Akyab and in the
north of Mayu Valley.
(RSO, Akyab District, 1885-86, IOR V (9) 2163/1)
(c) The Rohingyas are the descendants of the Muslims who hailed from Chittagong
and now they are mainly concentrated in northern Arakan. Their migration in the
past happened usually during the agricultural season when Arakan faced the
problem of the shortage of agricultural laborers.
(Khan 1999: 9)
(5) The refugees from Kyauktaw and Myohaung Townships must be resettled in
their villages at the expense of the state.
(6) The Muslims under detention by the Emergency Security Act must be
unconditionally released.
(7) A general amnesty must be granted for the members of the Mujahid Party.
(Department of Defense Service Archives, Rangoon: CD 1016/10/11)
(e)The inhabitants of that tract are Arakanese and Bengalis.The Bengalis are
Mohammedans from the neighborhood of Chittagong, Ramoo, and Cox Bazaar.
In the Settlement tract they are found chiefly near the town of Akyab and in the
north of Mayu Valley.
(RSO, Akyab District, 1885-86, IOR V (9) 2163/1)
(a) Under the talks held with the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh, and with
International Organizations, the Union of Myanmar agreed to receive those
Bengalis who met four requirements. In 13 years from 1992 to 2005, Myanmar
received 46, 933 households or 236, 495 persons. According to the lists, 1192
households or 6365 persons have yet to reenter Myanmar but they have not come
yet.
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Aye Chan
B.A., M.A. (Rangoon), PhD (Kyoto University). He is a native of Arakan State in Burma.
He studied Oriental History at Rangoon University, Japanese language at the Institute of
Foreign Languages, Rangoon and Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Classical Chinese
and Oriental History at Kyoto University. His field of study is Early Modern Burma.
During fourteen years of teaching at Rangoon University, he published articles in
Southeast Asian Studies (Tonan Ajia Kenkyu). In 1988 he took part in Pro-democracy
Uprising and organized a group of scholars at the Rangoon University to advocate
academic freedom. In 1990 he was arrested and sentenced to ten year imprisonment.
After serving seven years (five of them in solitary confinement), he was released. He
went to Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York to resume his academic career.
He taught Asian history at Simons Rock of Bard College in Massachusetts. In 2002 he
was invited by the Kanda University of International Studies in Japan as a visiting scholar.
Since then he has been teaching Southeast Asian history at the same University. The
articles he produced after his release can be read in the SOAS Bulletin of Burma Research,
Journal of Siam Society and KUIS Journal of International Studies and Journal of Siam
Society.