An kiyasta cewa cibiyar ikon duniyar Arakan ta tashi daga Dhanyawadi zuwa Waithali a karni na 4 AZ yayin da masarautar Dhanyawadi ta ƙare a shekara ta 370 AZ.Kodayake an kafa ta bayan Dhanyawadi, Waithali ita ce mafi Indiyawa daga cikin masarautun Arakan guda huɗu da suka fito.Kamar duk Masarautun Arakan da ke fitowa, Masarautar Waithali ta dogara ne akan kasuwanci tsakanin Gabas (jahohin birnin Pyu, China, Mons), da Yamma (Indiya , Bengal, da Farisa ).Masarautar ta bunƙasa ne daga hanyoyin tekunChina -Indiya.^[34] Waithali sanannen tashar jiragen ruwa ce ta kasuwanci tare da dubban jiragen ruwa suna zuwa kowace shekara a tsayinta.An gina birnin a bakin rafi kuma an rufe shi da bangon bulo.Tsarin birni yana da tasiri mai mahimmanci na Hindu da Indiyawa.^[35] A cewar Rubutun Anandachandra, wanda aka zana a cikin 7349 AZ, batutuwa na Masarautar Waithali sun yi addinin Buddha na Mahayana , kuma suna shelar cewa daular mulkin masarautar zuriyar allahn Hindu ne, Shiva.A ƙarshe Masarautar ta ragu a ƙarni na 10, tare da tushen siyasar Rakhine ta ƙaura zuwa jihohin kwarin Le-mro a daidai lokacin da masarautar Bagan ta tashi a tsakiyar Myanmar.Wasu masana tarihi sun kammala cewa raguwar ta samo asali ne daga mamayewa ko kuma ƙaura daga Mranma (mutanen Bamar) a ƙarni na 10.^[34]