"‎May 13, 1942 – The Day the Arakanese Were Massacred "

 

‎May 13, 1942 – The Day the Arakanese Were Massacred  

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‎*An undeniable historical truth that international scholars have pretended not to know.*  

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‎In 1942, Arakan’s history witnessed scenes like this:  

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‎### The Outbreak of the 1942 Muslim-Arakanese Riots  

‎The riots began in Sittwe (Akyab) when

‎British military sepoys—composed of Raja Poke kalar ( Gurkha )—alongside Bengali Muslim civilians, collaborated to rape Arakanese women and brutally tortured and killed Arakanese men.

‎Unable to endure the atrocities, the Arakanese people rose up in resistance.  

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‎The conflict soon spread to the townships of Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Mrauk-U, and Kyauktaw. Arakanese political leaders, including U Panya Thiha and U Tha Kyaw (Bompauk), mediated to restore peace in these areas.  

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‎However, Bengali Muslims who fled to Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships, along with some educated Muslim leaders, incited local Muslims to join them in *completely annihilating* Arakanese villages and ethnic communities.  

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‎### Failed Mediation and Major U Kyaw Khine’s Death  

‎Major U Kyaw Khine (ICS) attempted to mediate with Muslim leaders in Sittwe, including U Ya Sein (lawyer), U Sutan Mamad, and U Bo Khine, but failed. Tragically, Major U Kyaw Khine was shot and killed by Muslims in Gutapyin village, Buthidaung Township.  

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‎### Mass Attacks on Arakanese Villages  

‎By May 1942, Muslims in Maungdaw Township had mobilized en masse, armed themselves, and began attacking, burning, and surrounding Arakanese villages. They blocked roads and destroyed bridges.  

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‎An estimated 20,000 armed Bengali Muslims encircled Maungdaw, sealing off all entry and exit points. Reports emerged of Muslims slaughtering people in surrounding villages. Many wounded victims fled to Maungdaw town.  

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‎### The Desperate Flight of Arakanese Civilians  

‎At dawn, terrified Arakanese families packed their belongings and fled. The roads were filled with panicked groups carrying bundles.  

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‎Around 5,000 Arakanese gathered in a government-sealed monastery compound (now the site of Maha Kan Buddha and Ashin Ketu Monastery). Among them were people from:  

‎- Northern villages like Kaningchaung  

‎- Southern villages near Maungdaw, such as Mhawdin, Magyichaung, Yay Phun Pyin, and Pan Taw Pyin  

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‎The crowd, fearing for their lives, was chaotic—children crying, adults shouting.  

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‎### Attempted Evacuation and Perilous Escape  

‎Sessions Judge U Aung Tha Kyaw arrived from Buthidaung Treasury, intending to help. He promised to escort people to Buthidaung, but heavy rains blocked the road.  

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‎It was reported that Muslims were waiting along the route to kill anyone who tried to leave without military escort.  

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‎By 9 AM, U Aung Tha Kyaw announced plans to evacuate people across the Naf River to Teknaf (now Bangladesh). By noon, British officer Captain Taylor and Nepalese Gurkha troops arrived and escorted the refugees to the Maungdaw jetty.  

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‎Despite multiple trips by the Arkan Flotilla Company’s steamer, it was insufficient, so boats and sampans were also used for evacuation.  

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‎Maungdaw Town, Opposite Bank (Now Bangladesh) – Teknaf  

‎Not long after arriving at Teknaf on the opposite bank of Maungdaw town (now part of Bangladesh), we saw flames rising in waves from Maungdaw town and its surrounding villages at night. After we had left, tens of thousands of *Kala* (a term referring to Bengali Muslims) entered the area. They looted all the rice, oil, salt, utensils, and household belongings from the Arakanese homes and then set fire to the houses and monasteries.  

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‎In this incident, villages along the Naf River coast—such as Ngakhura, Chanprin, Ywetnyotaung, and Thayetoke—managed to escape by boat to the Bangal region side of the river. However, all the Arakanese and Arakanese-descended villages farther inland were completely annihilated. 

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‎Some villagers fled across the Mayu mountain range toward Buthidaung. However, upon reaching *Letwetaung Kala* village at the entrance of Buthidaung town, they were ambushed and massacred by the *Kala*. In the southern part of Maungdaw town, very few villages survived. Entire communities—elders, adults, youth, and children—were brutally slaughtered.  

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‎The Alelthankyaw police outpost was overrun, and all the officers, along with their wives and families, as well as the entire village population, were killed.  

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‎In the southern part of Maungdaw Township, when *Kala* forces surrounded *Tathtunpwin* village, all the villagers—men, women, and children—fled to the monastery for shelter. The *Kala* then encircled the monastery with sticks, knives, and weapons before setting it ablaze. Over 500 people, including monks, novices, elders, women, and children, were burned alive.  

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‎To this day, the monastery site remains an empty field, and traces of charcoal can still be seen on the ground.  ----------------x-

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‎Later, in June 1942, when the Burma Independence Army (BIA), led by Bo Yan Aung, captured Buthidaung town, they attempted to mediate the ongoing Arakanese-*Kala* riots and unrest caused by deserting *Kala* militias. They contacted the Bengali *Kala* leaders who were in charge of Maungdaw Township’s administration.  

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‎At their invitation, a BIA unit led by Bo Mya Nyo was sent to negotiate peace and friendship with the *Kala* leaders. On that day, the *Kala* leaders hosted a "friendship dinner" at the *Kanyintan* village madrasa (now the site of a high school and mosque). As the BIA troops sat down to eat, they were asked to stack their weapons in one place. During the meal, the *Kala*, who had preplanned the attack, surrounded and hacked the BIA members to death. Two commanding officers and all their subordinates were killed.  

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‎List of Arakanese and Arakanese-descended villages in northern Maungdaw Township that were completely destroyed during the 1942 Arakan-*Kalar* conflict and have never been rebuilt:  

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‎1. Thitpokechaung Village – 20 households  

‎2. Kanprin Village – 43 households  

‎3. Ywayhponepyin Village – 50 households  

‎4. Pantawpyin Village – 50 households  

‎5. Maung U Village – 30 households  

‎6. Khwasone Pyin Village – 45 households  

‎7. Pyin Hpyu Village – 45 households  

‎8. Doetan Village – 200 households  

‎9. Thitkaypyin Village – 50 households  

‎10. Wetpaik Village – 60 households  

‎11. Kyaukchaung Village – 25 households  

‎12. Ponanyatsut Village – 60 households  

‎13. Thayechaung (New) Village  

‎14. Nganchaung Village – 50 households  

‎15. Dagyisa Village – 40 households  

‎16. Kyaukpyinseik Village – 30 households  

‎17. Pyinhpyuchaung Village – 50 households  

‎18. Ywekhatchaung Village – 50 households  

‎19. Ngasakyu Village – 60 households  

‎20. Pyaungpyit Village – 40 households  

‎21. Pyinshey Village – 30 households  

‎22. Phayonchaung Village – 30 households  

‎23. Sinthaypyin (Upper) Village – 40 households  

‎24. Sinthaypyin (Lower) Village – 20 households  

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‎### List of Villages  

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‎(25) Thay Phyu Chaung Village (40 households)  

‎(26) Pyar Tha Me Village (15 households)  

‎(27) Taung Phyat Village (household count unavailable)  

‎(28) Hpyauk Kyi Taung Village (30 households)  

‎(29) Upper Baw Tu Lar Village (42 households)  

‎(30) Inn Chaung Village (50 households)  

‎(31) Inn Tu Lar Village (30 households)  

‎(32) Inga Pha Village (40 households)  

‎(33) Kala Village (80 households)  

‎(34) La Baw Wa Village (36 households)  

‎(35) Done Kyaw Hpa Village (22 households)  

‎(36) Thet Kay Pyin Village (75 households)  

‎(37) Gyet Chaing Village (40 households)  

‎(38) Kaing Su Village (24 households)  

‎(39) Tat Chaung Village (30 households) 

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‎(40) Aleyt Chaung Village (82 households)  

‎(41) Maung Yway Zan Village (20 households)  

‎(42) Tha Doke Hla Village (40 households)  

‎(43) Tat Chaung Chay Village (30 households)  

‎(44) Sin Pyay Kwin Village (40 households)  

‎(45) Shwe Daing Village (46 households)  

‎(46) Yay Chan Chaung Village (40 households)  

‎(47) Nga Chan Village (23 households)  

‎(48) Yae Aung San Pyu Phway Village (40 households)  

‎(49) Upper Kyaung Na Phway Village (30 households)  

‎(50) Lower Kyaung Na Phway Village (25 households)  

‎(51) Chet Su Village (20 households)  

‎(52) A Yoke Kya Village (40 households)  

‎(53) Kyaw Htwe Chaung Village (30 households)  

‎(54) Upper Inn Chaung Village (48 households)  

‎(55) Lower Inn Chaung Village (26 households)  

‎(56) Shwe Hpu Oo Hpa Village (25 households)  

‎(57) Htauk Ka Lan Village (88 households)  

‎(58) Taung Pyoe Let Wei Village (16 households)  

‎(59) Taung Pyoe Let Ya Village (28 households)  

‎(60) Day Tan Nyar (Rakhine Village) (22 households)  

‎(61) Kun Thee Pin Village (12 households)  

‎(62) Kyin Htaung Village (15 households)  

‎(63) Tan Chaung Village (18 households)  

‎(64) San Htun Oo Village (20 households)  

‎(65) East Kha Maung Seik Village (35 households)  

‎(66) West Kha Maung Seik Village (25 households)  

‎(67) Upper Thu Lu Taung Village (50 households)  

‎(68) Than Kone Village (30 households)  

‎(69) Ma Hpyu Ma Village (40 households)  

‎(70) Kone Tet Village (household count unavailable)  

‎(71) Khin Pyoe Thar Village (60 households)  

‎(72) Upper Shwe Ngin Chaung Village (40 households)  

‎(73) Nga Yant Chaung Village (50 households)  

‎(74) Thit Tone Nar Village (60 households)  

‎(75) Pan Shwe Aung Hpa Village (20 households)  

‎(76) Shwe Hla Kaing Village (20 households)  

‎(77) Ta Man Thar Village (30 households)  

‎(78) Cha Doe Ri Village (15 households)  

‎(79) Tha Aung Village (30 households)  

‎(80) Laung Pat Village (30 households)  

‎(81) Wet Kyein Village (100 households)  

‎(82) Kyet Kyein Village (40 households)  

‎(83) Upper Kywe Tha Boke Village (45 households)  

‎(84) Lower Kywe Tha Boke Village (60 households)  

‎(85) Kyauk Tan Village (50 households)  

‎(86) Sein Taw Pyin Village (40 households)  

‎(87) Upper Gaw Du Ywar Village (25 households)  

‎(88) Lower Gaw Du Ywar Village (65 households)  

‎(89) Kyun Pauk Village (35 households)  

‎(90) Ta Yin Village (150 households)  

‎(91) Tin Thar Yar Village (25 households)  

‎(92) Thay Chaung Village (65 households)  

‎(93) Hnget Pyawt Chaung Village (45 households)  

‎(94) Nga San Baw Village (80 households)  

‎(95) Let Hwet Kya Village (20 households)  

‎(96) Kyauk Chaung Village (50 households)  

‎(97) Yae Aung Chaung Village (70 households)  

‎(98) Yay Nauk Nga Thar Village (20 households)  

‎(99) Mee Kyaung Chaung Village (15 households)  

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‎### Massacres and Destruction  

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‎The Rakhine and other ethnic Rakhine-descended people from these 99 villages were brutally massacred by the savage Bengali Kalars ( illegal immigrants from Bangal region).

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‎Additionally, there are many more villages where entire populations were wiped out by Bengali Kalars, making it impossible to accurately document the number of households.  

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‎### Other Villages Affected  

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‎1. Lower Baw Du Lar Village  

‎2. Daing Paing Village  

‎3. Khine Oo Hpa Village  

‎4. Thar Shwe Aung Ywar Thit Village  

‎5. Tat Chaung Chay Ti Sar Village  

‎6. Mi Min Thar Hpa Village  

‎7. Shwe Daing Village  

‎8. Taung Poke Village  

‎9. La Mont Kaing Village  

‎10. Way La Gown Tone Village  

‎11. Tha Lu Chaung Village  

‎12. Yae Baw Oo Village  

‎13. Thay Ni Village  

‎14. Kyaung Kho Village  

‎15. Nga Yan Chaung Village  

‎16. Mee Chaung Khote Village  

‎17. Thit Tone Nar Village  

‎18. Hmine Sa Ri Village  

‎19. Be Yoke Village 

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‎20. Kyauk Pyin Hla Village  

‎21. Maung Seik Village  

‎22. Hpet Wun Chaung Village  

‎23. Ga Ya Pyin Village  

‎24. Wet Kyein Chay Village  

‎25. San Ka Par Yin Village  

‎26. Nga Hpyu Chaung Village  

‎27. Nat Kyauk Village  

‎28. Pyine Chaung Village  

‎29. Kyin Hpaw Village  

‎30. Aung Hla Phyu Village  

‎31. Thin Baw Hla Village  

‎32. Mee Taik Village  

‎33. Nan Thar Taung Village  

‎34. Kun Taung Village  

‎35. Gaw Du Ywar Thay Chaung Village  

‎36. Sin Oh Village  

‎37. Kyauk Chaung Chay Village  

‎38. Gant Da Yan Village  

‎39. Lower Gyi Chaung Village  

‎40. Thit Thee Pin Aleyt Pyin Village  

‎41. Laung Done Say Ti Pyin Village  

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‎(42) Hansar Myar Village  

‎(43) Ngakhu Yay Chaung Wa Village  

‎(44) Kya Khaung Htaung Village  

‎(45) Maung Lone Hpyu Village  

‎(46) Kyet Yoe Pyin Village  

‎(47) Ngan Chaung Village  

‎(48) Pwint Hpyu Chaung Ywar Gyi (Big Pwint Hpyu Chaung Village)  

‎(49) Pwint Hpyu Chaung Ywar Chay (Small Pwint Hpyu Chaung Village)  

‎(50) Chit San Hpyu Village  

‎(51) Nay Pu Khan Ywar Thit (New Nay Pu Khan Village)  

‎(52) Nay Pu Khan Ywar Haung (Old Nay Pu Khan Village)  

‎(53) Maung Hnma Thay Chaung Village  

‎(54) Chaung Myauk Village  

‎(55) Tha Lu Chaung Village  

‎(56) Ywar Thit Kay Village  

‎(57) Mingalar Gyi Village  

‎(58) Kyauk Hlay Ka Ywar Village  

‎(59) Sat Kha Kone Village  

‎(60) Thel Hpyu Kyun Village  

‎(61) Min Gyoe Chaung Village  

‎(62) Yee Hpone Pyin Village  

‎(63) Khwa Son Pyin Village  

‎(64) Thaik Poke Chaung Village  

‎(65) Kin Chaung Village  

‎(66) A Twin Kin Chaung Village  

‎(67) Kan Pyin Village  

‎(68) Kye Kan Hpyu Village  

‎(69) Hmaw Win Village  

‎(70) Gyin Chaung Village  

‎(71) Lin Ba Gone Village  

‎(72) Zaw Ma Tet Village  

‎(73) Ngakhu Yay Taung Village  

‎(74) Chee Sar Village  

‎(75) Ah Pauk Wa Village  

‎(76) Lar Li Sha Village  

‎(77) Sain Pan Ywar Village  

‎(78) Tone Chaung A Htet Ywar (Upper Tone Chaung Village)  

‎(79) Tone Chaung Auk Ywar (Lower Tone Chaung Village)  

‎(80) Kardi Sha Village  

‎(81) Ohn Pin Yin Village  

‎(82) Doe Tan Village  

‎(83) Kha Nin Tan Village  

‎(84) Ah Lel Than Kyaw Ywar Haung (Old Ah Lel Than Kyaw Village)  

‎(85) Kyan Chaung Village  

‎(86) Thin Ga Net Village  

‎(87) Kyaung Taung Village  

‎(88) Tat Htoke Pyin Village  

‎(89) Myin Lut Chaung Village  

‎(90) Mee Chaung Village  

‎(91) Shawt Kaing Village  

‎(92) Kyauk Pan Do Village  

‎(93) Bawdi Kaing Village  

‎(94) Shwe Maung Village  

‎(95) Ah Twin Pyin Village  

‎(96) Kyan Tan Chaung Village  

‎(97) Inn Din Gyi Village  

‎(98) Inn Din Chay Village  

‎(99) Tha Win Chaung Village  

‎(100) Koe Tan Kauk Ywar Chay Village  

‎(101) Thain Kha Li Village  

‎(102) Done Paik Village  

‎(103) Sin Wat Village  

‎(104) Aung Hla Hpyu Village  

‎(105) Hpauk Kye Chaung Village  

‎(106) Pauk Taw Pyin Village  

‎(107) Kone Tan Village  

‎(108) Padin Ywar Village  

‎(109) Yae Twin Kyun Village  

‎(110) Cha Yar Tan Village  

‎(111) War Cha Village  

‎(112) Nyaung Pin Gyi A Htet Ywar (Upper Nyaung Pin Gyi Village)  

‎(113) Nyaung Pin Gyi Auk Ywar (Lower Nyaung Pin Gyi Village)  

‎(114) Dar Ywar Village  

‎(115) Hla Poe Gaung Village  

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‎A total of (115) villages—these are Rakhine and ethnic Rakhine villages that were burned and destroyed by Bangali Kalars ( today so-called Rohingya Muslims) militants, with no precise household records available.  

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‎These villages are located in Maungdaw Township. The Rakhine and related ethnic groups who fled to the Indian refugee camp in Dinajpur (now Bangladesh) during the conflict were only able to gradually return to their homeland after 1947, following the end of World War II** and the restoration of peace. 

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‎Ko Ko:

‎20. Kyauk Pyin Hla Village  

‎21. Maung Seik Village  

‎22. Hpet Wun Chaung Village  

‎23. Ga Ya Pyin Village  

‎24. Wet Kyein Chay Village  

‎25. San Ka Par Yin Village  

‎26. Nga Hpyu Chaung Village  

‎27. Nat Kyauk Village  

‎28. Pyine Chaung Village  

‎29. Kyin Hpaw Village  

‎30. Aung Hla Phyu Village  

‎31. Thin Baw Hla Village  

‎32. Mee Taik Village  

‎33. Nan Thar Taung Village  

‎34. Kun Taung Village  

‎35. Gaw Du Ywar Thay Chaung Village  

‎36. Sin Oh Village  

‎37. Kyauk Chaung Chay Village  

‎38. Gant Da Yan Village  

‎39. Lower Gyi Chaung Village  

‎40. Thit Thee Pin Aleyt Pyin Village  

‎41. Laung Done Say Ti Pyin Village  

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‎(42) Hansar Myar Village  

‎(43) Ngakhu Yay Chaung Wa Village  

‎(44) Kya Khaung Htaung Village  

‎(45) Maung Lone Hpyu Village  

‎(46) Kyet Yoe Pyin Village  

‎(47) Ngan Chaung Village  

‎(48) Pwint Hpyu Chaung Ywar Gyi (Big Pwint Hpyu Chaung Village)  

‎(49) Pwint Hpyu Chaung Ywar Chay (Small Pwint Hpyu Chaung Village)  

‎(50) Chit San Hpyu Village  

‎(51) Nay Pu Khan Ywar Thit (New Nay Pu Khan Village)  

‎(52) Nay Pu Khan Ywar Haung (Old Nay Pu Khan Village)  

‎(53) Maung Hnma Thay Chaung Village  

‎(54) Chaung Myauk Village  

‎(55) Tha Lu Chaung Village  

‎(56) Ywar Thit Kay Village  

‎(57) Mingalar Gyi Village  

‎(58) Kyauk Hlay Ka Ywar Village  

‎(59) Sat Kha Kone Village  

‎(60) Thel Hpyu Kyun Village  

‎(61) Min Gyoe Chaung Village  

‎(62) Yee Hpone Pyin Village  

‎(63) Khwa Son Pyin Village  

‎(64) Thaik Poke Chaung Village  

‎(65) Kin Chaung Village  

‎(66) A Twin Kin Chaung Village  

‎(67) Kan Pyin Village  

‎(68) Kye Kan Hpyu Village  

‎(69) Hmaw Win Village  

‎(70) Gyin Chaung Village  

‎(71) Lin Ba Gone Village  

‎(72) Zaw Ma Tet Village  

‎(73) Ngakhu Yay Taung Village  

‎(74) Chee Sar Village  

‎(75) Ah Pauk Wa Village  

‎(76) Lar Li Sha Village  

‎(77) Sain Pan Ywar Village  

‎(78) Tone Chaung A Htet Ywar (Upper Tone Chaung Village)  

‎(79) Tone Chaung Auk Ywar (Lower Tone Chaung Village)  

‎(80) Kardi Sha Village  

‎(81) Ohn Pin Yin Village  

‎(82) Doe Tan Village  

‎(83) Kha Nin Tan Village  

‎(84) Ah Lel Than Kyaw Ywar Haung (Old Ah Lel Than Kyaw Village)  

‎(85) Kyan Chaung Village  

‎(86) Thin Ga Net Village  

‎(87) Kyaung Taung Village  

‎(88) Tat Htoke Pyin Village  

‎(89) Myin Lut Chaung Village  

‎(90) Mee Chaung Village  

‎(91) Shawt Kaing Village  

‎(92) Kyauk Pan Do Village  

‎(93) Bawdi Kaing Village  

‎(94) Shwe Maung Village  

‎(95) Ah Twin Pyin Village  

‎(96) Kyan Tan Chaung Village  

‎(97) Inn Din Gyi Village  

‎(98) Inn Din Chay Village  

‎(99) Tha Win Chaung Village  

‎(100) Koe Tan Kauk Ywar Chay Village  

‎(101) Thain Kha Li Village  

‎(102) Done Paik Village  

‎(103) Sin Wat Village  

‎(104) Aung Hla Hpyu Village  

‎(105) Hpauk Kye Chaung Village  

‎(106) Pauk Taw Pyin Village  

‎(107) Kone Tan Village  

‎(108) Padin Ywar Village  

‎(109) Yae Twin Kyun Village  

‎(110) Cha Yar Tan Village  

‎(111) War Cha Village  

‎(112) Nyaung Pin Gyi A Htet Ywar (Upper Nyaung Pin Gyi Village)  

‎(113) Nyaung Pin Gyi Auk Ywar (Lower Nyaung Pin Gyi Village)  

‎(114) Dar Ywar Village  

‎(115) Hla Poe Gaung Village  

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‎A total of (115) villages—these are Rakhine and ethnic Rakhine villages that were burned and destroyed by Bangali Kalars ( today so-called Rohingya Muslims) militants, with no precise household records available.  

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‎These villages are located in Maungdaw Township. The Rakhine and related ethnic groups who fled to the Indian refugee camp in Dinajpur (now Bangladesh) during the conflict were only able to gradually return to their homeland after 1947, following the end of World War II** and the restoration of peace. 

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‎### References:  

‎1. *Conflicts Between Rakhine and  

‎       Bangali Muslim (illegal migrants)

‎2. *Muslims in History*  

‎3. *The heart of Marayu*  

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‎### Credit:  

‎SATURN  

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‎### Notes:  

‎- *Kala* is a historically contested term in Myanmar, often used pejoratively to refer to people of South Asian descent, particularly Bengali Muslims.  

‎- The document describes violent events from 1942, during intercommunal conflicts in Rakhine State.  

‎- Some place names may vary in modern usage.  

‎- The translation maintains the original phrasing while ensuring clarity in English.

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With Respectfully,

Ko Kaung

E-mail: kokaung178424@gmail.com

V.L.Questor.blogspot.com

Date: October 15, 

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‎This translation maintains the original meaning while ensuring clarity and readability in English. 

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‎*(This is a historical account of the 1942 massacres in Arakan, documenting the violence and suffering endured by the Arakanese people.)*

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