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Dr. Francis Buchanan

“I shall now add three dialects, spoken in the Burma empire, but evidently derived from the language of the Hindu nation. The first is that spoken by the Mohammedans, who have been long settled in Arakan, and who call themselves Rooinga `{`Rohingya`}`, or natives of Arakan.” A Comparative Vocabulary of Some of the Languages Spoken in the Burma Empire, p. 237, December 26, 1799

Dr. Francis BuchananScottish Geographer

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Muslims in Arakan (Burma) by Ba Tha
Introduction: History says that the early Muslims had entered Arakan firstly through its coastal parts and secondly through its mountain...
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Rohingya or Roewengyas in Arakan
I wrote about Rakhaing Kaman Muslims, the descendants of Shah Shujah's followers in a previous article entitled "Shah Shujah in...
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