Waithali Kingdom ဝေသာလီ | |||||||||||||||
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| 370 AD[1]–818 AD | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Kingdom (Part of Chandra Dynasty) | ||||||||||||||
| Capital | Waithali | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Arakanese, Sanskrit | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Mahayana Buddhism, Hinduism | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Founding of Dynasty | 370 AD[1] | ||||||||||||||
• End of kingdom | 818 AD | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | dinga | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Myanmar | ||||||||||||||
The Waithali Kingdom (Rakhine: ဝေသာလီ also known as Vesali) was an ancient Arakanese kingdom that flourished in the Arakan region, present-day Rakhine State, Myanmar, from approximately 370 AD to 818 AD.[2] Established as a successor to the Dhanyawadi Kingdom, Waithali is also one of the most indianized Arakanese kingdom bridging South and Southeast Asia through trade and religious exchange.[3]
Following the decline of Dhanyawadi, Rakhine's power center shifted to Vesali, ushering in an early Golden Age for the region. During this period, Vesali's influence extended across the Kaladan and Lemro River valleys and reached as far as Chittagong, in present-day Bangladesh.[4] Waithali was the capital of this kingdom.
- ^ approximate according to Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. Phayre (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.).
- ^ Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur P. Phayre (1883). History of Burma (1967 ed.). London: Susil Gupta. pp. 298–299.
- ^ Ba Tha (Buthidaung) (November 1964). "The Early Hindus and Tibeto-Burmans in Arakan (A brief study of Hindu civilization and the origin of the Arakanese race" (PDF).
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