Arakan was historically Burmese, Buddhist, and (maybe) a vassal of Bengal

[neondt]

I think "Arakanese" culture is fine. But it definitely should be Buddhist instead of Sunni.

 

[neondt]

There is no Arakanese culture in-game, and I don't think we really need to add one. Burmese is fine for both provinces and the state.

... I can assure you that Arakanese exists in-game.

 

[Trin Tragula]

Thanks for the suggestion.
Arakans state religion will be changed to Buddhist and the province conversion will be removed as per the suggestion.

As for vassalage: It's my understanding that politically the closest ties Arakan had was with the Ganesa dynasty which is gone by 1444 (if still in fresh memory) and that it mostly extended to paying tribute. For much of this period Arakan is considered a rouge pirate haven by the Bengal Sultans (and the Mughals after them) and judging by that it seems they felt their control over the area was limited.

 

[neondt]

Thanks for the suggestion.
Arakans state religion will be changed to Buddhist and the province conversion will be removed as per the suggestion.

As for vassalage: It's my understanding that politically the closest ties Arakan had was with the Ganesa dynasty which is gone by 1444 (if still in fresh memory) and that it mostly extended to paying tribute. For much of this period Arakan is considered a rouge pirate haven by the Bengal Sultans (and the Mughals after them) and judging by that it seems they felt their control over the area was limited.

Sounds about right. Thanks for listening to the suggestion

edit: Since suggestions are actually being responded to, I've posted one of my own.

 

[neondt]

Speaking about paying tribute, most relation between nation in Southeast Asia is simply paying tribute without any vassalage (there are vassalage but the primary one is tributary), so can we expect somekind of mechanic developed to represent this in the future?

That would be interesting. It could be implemented as a diplomatic action similar to asking nations to transfer trade power. In exchange for the tribute no CB's against the tributary are valid for the "overlord". This mechanic could easily extend to the entire Chinese tech group.

 

[Trin Tragula]

Might I inquire what your sources are? I'd love to read more about the region, but I have no idea where to start.

No particular source on the things stated in my post but the relationship between the Mughals, Bengalis and Arakanese is touched upon atleast briefly in many books on Indian history (which is a subject I'll admit I'm more acquainted with than Burmese history). If you search google:books for Arakan and Pirates you'll get hits relating to the region and the Mughals and Bengalis which might be a place to start if that's what you want to learn more about. .

In general if you want somewhere to start in regards to India and it's close surroundings I can't recommend the Schwartzberg atlas enough: http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/toc.html?issue=
It's very detailed, very well researched (just the bibliography is longer than many historical atlases on the subject) and even if it's not entirely up to date anymore it's still a great place to start. That atlas is a great companion to just about any book on Indian history you can find.