Buuxi weedhan soo socota: Rakhine (Arakan) waxay ahayd goob dagaal oo badan intii lagu jiray Dagaalkii Labaad ee Adduunka, gaar ahaan dagaalkii Rakhine.
Dagaalkii Arakan 1942-1943 iyo Dagaalkii Jasiiradda Ramree. Sanadkii 1948, Arakan waxay noqotay qayb ka mid ah Midowgii cusub ee madaxbannaan ee Burma (oo markii dambe loogu magac daray Myanmar) saddexda degmo waxay noqdeen Qeybta Arakan. Laga soo bilaabo 1950-meeyadii, waxaa jiray dhaqdhaqaaq sii kordhaya oo loogu talagalay go'doominta iyo soo celinta madax-bannaanida Arakan. Qayb ahaan si loo dejiyo dareenkan, sanadkii 1974, dowladdii shuuciga ahayd ee uu hoggaaminayay General Ne Win waxay ka sameysay "Rakhine State" qaybta Arakan iyadoo ugu yaraan si rasmi ah u aqoonsaneysa inta badan dadka gobolka ee Rakhine.