Launggyet

Launggyet was a royal capital of Arakan on the Lemro River, in the fertile valleys behind the Bay of Bengal coast. Its rulers maintained a Buddhist court amid the shifting rivalries of Burma, Pegu and Bengal. The river offered a route through the inland country towards the sea, while surrounding hills enclosed the royal lands.

The city suffered repeated attacks at the end of the fourteenth and beginning of the fifteenth century. In 1406 a Burmese invasion drove King Min Saw Mon into exile. He returned with support from Bengal and recovered his throne, but chose a new site for his capital at Mrauk U rather than restoring Launggyet as the permanent royal seat. The move opened a new chapter in Arakan's history, while the older city remained a reminder of its Lemro-era kings.