Tourist Guide To Mrauk-U

The city of Mrauk-U in Rakhineland is located at latitude 20 20  25'N and longitude 93 11'E striding alluvial plains of Kuladan and Lemro rivers. The city walls and moats were constructed, in part, with natural mountain ranges, spurs, creeks and drainages.  Making use of local product, sand stone, city walls were constructed fittingly to the natural barriers. As Mrauk-U city was systematically organized and administered, security was guaranteed all over the area. For trade and commerce, Kuladan and Lemro river routes were used so that Aung Dat and Paung Dok became famous inland ports close to the city. King Mong Bar Gri, with the assistance of Portuguese seafarers, built Royal Rakhine flottila armed with long-range cannons artillery and other weaponry. The influence and power of Rakhine kings extended in the west to Dhaka, Tippera and Murshidadad, Bago in the east and Mottama in the south. Amidst the mountain ranges, spurs and valleys in and around Mrauk-U, there exist a lar...

Mrauk-U, a fine last royal capital of Rakhine has scenic beauty and historical remains which are inextricable and remarkable. Innumerable pagodas belonging to all ages can be found throughout the city. Everywhere one looks within Mrauk-Ucity wall on every mound, every field and every hill are Buddha images, temples, sima(Thein) and pagodas. Mrauk U - Arakan - From Schouten, Voyages (1676) It is no wonder that Mrauk-U is popularly known as the 'Land of Pagodas' and Europeans remarked Mrauk-U as 'The Golden City'. The Rakhine of those days were proud of Mrauk-U. They were entirely satisfied to be the inhabitants of Mrauk- U. The history shows what happened in the city in early times. Mrauk-U was founded in 1430 A.D. and became the seat of the Rakhine dynasty of that name. It had attained its highest prosperity for 355 years til! 1785 A.D. Before Mrauk-U, several other former royal cities, Dhanyawaddy, Vesali, Sambawet, Pyinsa,Parein, Launggret , Hkirt and Na...