Reconquest of Arakan

The Reconquest of Arakan was a campaign led by the Bengal Sultanate to help Min Saw Mon, an Arakanese king, to regain control of his country. Bengali forces defeated Burmese forces and installed Min Saw Mon as the ruler of Mrauk U. As a result of the victory, Arakan became a vassal state of the Bengal Sultanate.

Background
In 1406, Burmese forces from the Kingdom of Ava invaded Arakan. Arakan was later divided between the Ava kingdom and the powerful Hanthawaddy Kingdom of Lower Burma. The former Arakanese ruler Min Saw Mon received asylum in the Bengal Sultanate and lived there for 24 years. Saw Mon became close to the Bengal Sultan Jalaluddin Muhammad Shah, serving as a commander in the king's army. Saw Mon convinced the sultan to help reconquer Arakan from the Burmese.

Invasion
In 1429, General Wali Khan led an army of Pashtuns to invade Arakan. The Bengalis failed in their first attempt. They succeeded in their second attempt. Min Saw Mon was proclaimed king in Launggyet on 18 April 1429. Saw Mon shifted the capital to Mrauk U in 1430, where the Mrauk U dynasty was established as a protectorate of Bengal.

Aftermath
The Bengalis established settlements in Arakan following the reconquest. Arakanese kings adopted Islamic titles and fashioned themselves after Bengali rulers. The Taka began to be minted as Arakan's currency.