 Minyazagyi took three years (1602-1605) to take Sandwip from Manuel de Mattos and Domingo Carvalho.From 1531-1629, Arakanese raiders and Portuguese pirates operated from havens along the coast of the kingdom and brought slaves in from Bengal to the kingdom.Following many raids into Bengal, the slave population increased in the 17th century as they were employed in a variety of industries in Arakan.