By the 1770s, Arakan was a shadow of her former self. Central authority had not existed since 1731. Desperate Arakanese nobles asked King Singu to intervene but Singu refused. In 1784, the Arakanese nobles again asked the new king Bodawpaya, who agreed. An invasion force of over 20,000 men  consisted of land and naval units invaded on 2 December 1784. The combined forces faced little opposition en route to Mrauk-U, and took the capital on 2 January 1785, ending five centuries of Arakanese independence. The army was originally welcomed by the populace who actually greeted them with music along the invasion route. But they soon discovered to their horror, the invasion army's wanton destruction, killings, and especially, the unconscionable removal of their national symbol, the Mahamuni Buddha. They soon organised a resistance movement that would eventually lead the Burmese to the first war with the British in 1824.

Question: How many years do the events span?
Answer: 93

Question: What happened first Arakanese nobles asking King singu to intervene, or the unconsionable removal of their national symbol?
Answer: asked King Singu to intervene

Question: Who did a resistance movement start a war between?
Answer: Burmese to the first war

Question: How many kings are mentioned?
Answer: 2

Question: Which king did not intervene?
Answer: King Singu

Question: What were the names of the two kings that were asked to intervene?
Answer: Singu

Question: How many months did it take the invastion force to take the capital?
Answer: 1

Question: How many years after the Central authority had ended did the Arakanese nobles ask the new king Bodawpaya to intervene and he agreed?
Answer: 53

Question: How many days after an invasion force invaded did they take the capital?
Answer: 30

Question: How many years of Arakanese independence was ended after taking the capital on January 2 1785?
Answer: 500

Question: How many years after taking the capital did the Burmese organize the first was with the British?
Answer: 39

Question: How many years before an invasion force took the capital, did Central authority exist?
Answer: 4

Question: How many days after an invasion force of land and naval units invaded did they take the capital?
Answer: 31

Question: How many days did it take the invasion force to capture the capital?
Answer: 31

Question: Which King denied the nobles' request for intervention?
Answer: King Singu

Question: Which two Kings did the nobles ask for intervention?
Answer: King Singu