The Way Pan-Rohingya Scholar-Activists Faked the Arakan History

History in Arakan carries deep meaning for its people. It shapes identity, land rights, and trust between communities. Yet the Rohingya/Muslim crisis shows how history becomes a tool for conflict when twisted for political gain. Rakhine Buddhists and other non-Muslim groups in northern Arakan have suffered from these distortions, which push an expansionist agenda and treat local people as obstacles.

For decades, pan-Rohingya scholar-activists, starting with figures like Ba Tha, have built false narratives. Their goal is clear: to split Arakan into two parts — a Muslim-controlled north and a Rakhine south. This idea does not come from shared history. It serves a larger plan to expand Bengali Muslim territory into Arakan. Some even dream of linking it further to Muslim-majority areas in southern Thailand and the Malay Peninsula. Such ambitions ignore the real roots of Arakan's people and fuel division.

These activists rewrite the past to fit their needs. They claim Rohingya existed in Arakan since the 7th century ACE, during the time of 'Vasili,' even before Rakhines arrived by crossing the Arakan Roma mountains. No solid evidence supports this. Ancient records, inscriptions, and archaeology point to Rakhine presence and culture long before any large Muslim settlement. This early claim tries to make Muslims the original inhabitants and Rakhines latecomers.

Next, they invent stories about help from the Bengali Sultan to King Min Saw Mon in 1430 ACE. They say this aid built the Mrauk-U kingdom. Primary sources from the time — royal chronicles, stone inscriptions, and foreign accounts — show no such support. Min Saw Mon regained his throne through alliances with local powers and his own efforts after exile in Bengal. The claim lacks proof and serves only to insert Muslim influence into the founding of Mrauk-U.