Launggyet

Launggyet လောင်းကြက်မြို့
Launggyet Location in Burma
Coordinates: 20°37′0″N 93°10′0″E / 20.61667°N 93.16667°E / 20.61667; 93.16667Coordinates: 20°37′0″N 93°10′0″E / 20.61667°N 93.16667°E / 20.61667; 93.16667
Country	Burma
State	Rakhine State
Founded	22 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 22 April 1251.^{[note 1]} Some Arakanese chronicles give the foundation date as 1237 CE.^[1]

References

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. 

Rakhine State
Capital: Sittwe
Kyaukpyu District	Ann Township Kyaukpyu Township Manaung Township Ramree Township
Maungdaw District	Buthidaung Township Maungdaw Township
Sittwe District	Pauktaw Township Ponnagyun Township Rathedaung Township Sittwe Township
Thandwe District	Thandwe Township Toungup Township Gwa Township Maei Subtownship Kyeintali Subtownship
Mrauk-U District	Kyauktaw Township Minbya Township Mrauk-U Township Myebon Township
Main cities and towns	Sittwe Ann Buthidaung Gwa Kyaukpyu Kyauktaw Kyeintali Manaung Maungdaw Minbya Mrauk U Myebon Pauktaw Ponnagyun Ramree Rathedaung Thandwe Toungup

Administrative divisions of Myanmar
States	Chin Kachin Kayah Kayin Mon Rakhine Shan
Regions	Ayeyarwady Bago Magway Mandalay Sagaing Tanintharyi Yangon
Self-Administered Zones	Danu Kokang Naga Pa Laung Pa-O
Self-Administered Divisions	Wa
Union Territories	Naypyidaw