who founded the Tagaung Kingdom and the Burmese monarchy belonged to the same Shakya clan of the Buddha. He migrated to present-day Burma after the annexation of the Shakya kingdom by Kosala. The earlier Burmese accounts stated that he was a descendant of Pyusawhti, son of a solar spirit and a dragon princess. Chakma people of Chittagong Hill Tracts, Northeast India, and Myanmar in the state of Chin and Arakan believe that they are a part of the Buddha's Shakya Clan. They migrated to burma due to persecutions led by many rulers against Buddhists from magada(present day Bihar).The name Chakma can be classified into two words "Chak" and "Ma". The name " Chakma" Was given by the burmese kings, which literally translate to "the Shakya man" in burmese Language. "Chak" refers to Shakya and "Ma" refers to people or human. References Sources Family of Gautama Buddha Empires and kingdoms of Nepal Ancient peoples of Nepal Gaṇa saṅghas