These people visiting the South East Asian coastal cities from 8th century with Islam as their religion, didn't bar them to get married to these "kalas." Thus, when the Indian Chandra rule came Most of the people of those countries as we know are also dark skinned. The early ancestors of the Rohingyas were known to be the Arab sailors from southern Arabia and Iran. I believe the Buddhist Monks from India who must have been in contact with dark skinned Indian untouchables/ Negros lived in the coastal areas of Burma must have identified them as The literal meaning of the word "Kula" is "black." Kula seems to be a Pali word. In Bengal and Arakan where there were ancient Indian kingdoms, these people were called "Rakhuses." In India, Aryan conquest of India permanently made them as the untouchables assigned to do odd jobs. Here, these people were called the "kulas" meaning the Negros, a racially degrading word. In Burma, there was not such a transformation.
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