Launggyet

Launggyet လောင်းကြက်မြို့
Launggyet Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°37′0″N 93°10′0″E / 20.61667°N 93.16667°ECoordinates: 20°37′0″N 93°10′0″E / 20.61667°N 93.16667°E
Country	Burma
State	Rakhine State
Founded	29 April 1251
Time zone	MST (UTC+6.30)

Launggyet (Burmese: လောင်းကြက်မြို့ [láʊɴ ɡjɛʔ mjo̰]) is a former capital of Arakan from 1251 to 1430. The former capital site is located a few miles northwest of Mrauk U, Rakhine State, Myanmar. The Arakanese chronicle Rakhine Razawin Thit gives the foundation date as 29 April 1251.^{[note 1]} Some Arakanese chronicles give the foundation date as 1237 CE.^[1]

References

1. (Sandamala Linkara Vol. 1 1997: 171): The city was founded on Saturday, 2nd waxing of Nayon 613 ME, which translates to Monday, 24 April 1251. The date was probably 7th waxing of Nayon 613 (Saturday, 29 April 1251) as the spellings of numbers 2 and 7 in Burmese are very close.

1. Harvey 1925: 371

Bibliography

• Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd.
• Sandamala Linkara, Ashin (1931). Rakhine Yazawinthit Kyan (in Burmese) 1–2 (1997–1999 ed.). Yangon: Tetlan Sarpay.