Dhanyawadi
Dhanyawadi | |||||||
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| (legendarily) 34th century BCE but more likely existed as a historical state between the 4th and 6th centuries CE–327 CE | |||||||
| Capital | Dhanyawadi 20°52′07.9″N 93°3′50.3″E / 20.868861°N 93.063972°E | ||||||
| Common languages | Sanskrit, Pali, possibly local Prakrits | ||||||
| Religion | Mahayana Buddhism, Hinduism, Tantric Buddhism, Vedic Hinduism | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
• 2666 BC - 2604 BC | Marayu (first) | ||||||
• 746–788 | Thuriya Ketu (last) | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | (legendarily) 34th century BCE but more likely existed as a historical state between the 4th and 6th centuries CE | ||||||
• Disestablished | 327 CE | ||||||
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| Today part of | Myanmar | ||||||
Dhanyawaddy (Burmese: ဓညဝတီ; Pali: Dhaññavatī) was the capital of the first Arakan Kingdom, located in what is now Northern Rakhine State, Myanmar. The name is a corruption of the Pali word Dhannavati, which means "large area or rice cultivation or the rice bowl". Like many of its successors, the Kingdom of Dhanyawadi was based on trade between the East (pre-Pagan Myanmar, Pyu, China, the Mons), and the West (Indian subcontinent).
The ancient city of Dhanyawaddy is located 6 miles east of Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, on the right side of the Thay Chaung River at the intersection of latitude 20°52'07.2" north and longitude 93°03'49.9" east.
Arakanese legends claim that a Sakya clan of Buddha are founder of Dhanyawadi Kingdom. Now they are mixed with Rakhine people.