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{{Short description|16th-century battle}}
{{One source|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Bengal–Mrauk U War
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| date = 1512–1516<ref name="বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস">ড. মুহম্মদ আব্দুল করিম. বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস. মগ বিতাড়ন ও চট্টগ্রাম জয়. ২২২–২২৩.</ref>
| place = [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]] and Northern [[Arakan]]
| territory = Bengali sovereignty over Chittagong and Northern Arakan
| result = Bengal victory<ref name="বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস"/>
* [[Kingdom of Mrauk U]] returns to being a vassal of the Bengal Sultanate<ref name="বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস"/>
| combatant1 = [[Bengal Sultanate]]
| combatant2 = [[Kingdom of Mrauk U]]
| commander1 = [[Alauddin Husain Shah]] [[Nasiruddin Nasrat Shah]] [[Paragal Khan]] Chhuti Khan<ref name="বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস"/>
| commander2 = [[Min Raza of Mrauk-U]] [[Gazapati]] [[Min Saw O]] [[Thazata]]
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The '''Bengal–Mrauk U War''' (1512–1516) was a conflict in the 16th century between the [[Bengal Sultanate]] and the [[Kingdom of Mrauk U]].

==Background==
After the [[Reconquest of Arakan]], the Kingdom of Mrauk U was established as a Bengali protectorate. By the 16th century, Mrauk U challenged Bengali hegemony and declared independence several times. Southeastern Bengal, including the port of [[Chittagong]], often fell under Arakanese rule.<ref name="বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস"/>

==Conflict==
During [[Alauddin Husain Shah]]'s expeditions to Tripura, the ruler of Arakan helped Dhanya Manikya, the ruler of Tripura and expelled Husain Shah's officers from Chittagong. In 1513, Husain Shah assigned the charge of Arakan expedition to Paragal Khan. Nasrat, the crown prince of Bengal was placed in overall command.<ref name="Muhammad Abdur Rahim 1957 48">{{cite book |title=Journal of the Asiatic Society of Pakistan, Vol. II: Chittagong under Pathan Rule in Bengal |author=Muhammad Abdur Rahim |date=1957 |publisher=Asiatic Society of Pakistan |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.98855/page/n48/mode/1up |pages=48}}</ref> On Nasrat's order, Paragal Khan advanced from his base on the Feni River. The expedition of territory to the western bank of Kaladan river was placed under his governorship administration. The hostilities probably ended in 1516, when Mrauk U recognized Bengali sovereignty over Chittagong and northern [[Arakan]].<ref name="বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস"/> As a result of the conflict, Mrauk U again became a vassal of the Bengal Sultanate.<ref name="বাংলাদেশের ইতিহাস"/> Nasrat renamed Chittagong to Fatehabad, City of Victory. This is also corroborated by Portuguese adventurer Joao de Silvera who, landing in 1517, proclaimed that Arakan was a vassal state of Bengal Sultanate.<ref name="Muhammad Abdur Rahim 1957 48"/>

==Aftermath==
After the war, [[Paragal Khan]] was appointed the governor of Chittagong region. Paragal Khan with his son, Chhuti Khan, developed a military garrison in [[Paragalpur]]. The site was chosen to defend the Bengal Sultanate's borders from pirates from the Kingdom of Mrauk U in the South. It was named Laskarpur (after Laskar soldiers) before being renamed [[Paragalpur]] after Paragal Khan. [[Syed Sultan]], noted medieval poet, was notably from Paragalpur.

==See also==
* [[Mrauk U invasion of Chittagong]]
* [[History of Chittagong]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1512]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1513]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1514]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1515]]
[[Category:Conflicts in 1516]]
[[Category:1512 in Asia]]
[[Category:1513 in Asia]]
[[Category:1514 in Asia]]
[[Category:1515 in Asia]]
[[Category:1516 in Asia]]
[[Category:Wars involving the Bengal Sultanate]]
[[Category:Military history of Myanmar]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Kingdom of Mrauk U]]

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