Arakan - Arakan

Japanese: アラカン国 - アラカンこく

An independent kingdom that flourished in a corner of the Bay of Bengal, southwest of Myanmar, until 1785. According to legend, a boy named Marayu was born to Ajna, the lord of the Indian fortress of Kapira, who had retired to the upper reaches of the Kaladan River, and a doe. When he reached adulthood, he conquered the surrounding barbarians and built Dhanyawadi. This is said to be the origin of the Arakan state. There is also a theory that the origin of the state was when Kanyasarji, who was defeated in the bid to succeed the throne of the Tagaung state, built Dhanyawadi. Due to its topography, it has had close ties with Bengal since ancient times, and according to a Sanskrit inscription unearthed at the Wetali ruins, Arakan was a place of worship for the god Shiva in the 5th and 6th centuries, and Mahayana Buddhism in the 7th and 8th centuries.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ベンガル湾の一角，ミャンマーの南西に1785年まで栄えていた独立王国。伝説によると，カラダン川の上流に隠遁した天竺の迦毘羅（かぴら）城の城主アッジュナと1頭の牝鹿との間に生まれた男児マーラユが，成人して周辺の諸蛮を征服，ダニャワディーを築城した。それがアラカン国の起源だとされる。タガウン国の王位継承に敗れたカンヤーザージーがダニャワディーを築城したのが起源だとする説もある。地形上，古くからベンガルとの関係が密接で，ウェーターリー遺跡出土のサンスクリット碑文によると，アラカン国では5～6世紀にはシバ神が，7～8世紀には大乗仏教が信仰されていた。

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