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Manipur has a long record of insurgency and inter-ethnic violence. [67] [68] Its first armed opposition group, the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), was founded in 1964 aiming to achieve independence from India and establish Manipur as a new country. Over time, many more groups formed, each with different goals, and deriving support from ...
The autocratic British behaviour made people angry. This resulted in the 1891 Anglo-Manipur War, which the British won. [10] The Battle of Imphal took place between March and July 1944, during World War II. The Japanese had invaded Imphal to destroy Allied forces and then invade India, but they were defeated and forced to retreat.
During the Triassic period of 251–199.6 Ma, the Indian subcontinent was the part of a vast supercontinent known as Pangaea.Despite its position within a high-latitude belt at 55–75° S—latitudes now occupied by parts of the Antarctic Peninsula, as opposed to India's current position between 8 and 37° N—India likely experienced a humid temperate climate with warm and frost-free weather ...
Imphal East district (Meitei pronunciation: /ˈɪmfəl or ɪmˈfɑːl/) is one of the 16 districts of Manipur state in northeastern India.In 2011, it was the second most populous district in the state, after Imphal West. [2]
Durgapur is a census village in the Borobekra subdivision, Jiribam district, Manipur, India. [1] It is about 35 km south of Jiribam, the headquarters of the district, close to the border with the Pherzawl district in the south. The village is on the bank of the Barak River, spanning a narrow valley between two forested hilly areas.
Chandel is a town serving as the district headquarters of the Chandel district in Manipur, India. It is in the valley of the Chakpi River, a tributary of the Manipur River. As of the 2011 Census of India, Chandel had a population of 1,521 spread over 125 households. [1] [needs update] It comes under Outer Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency). [2]
The Senapati district began as the Mao Subdivision of the Manipur State after its merger with the Republic of India. [5] By 1961, it was enlarged into the "Mao and Sadar Hills" subdivision, by combining the sadar hills (central hills) adjoining the Imphal region.
It is situated 10 km to the south of Thoubal town and 32 km from Imphal. It is the place where last battle of Anglo-Manipuri War 1891 was fought between the Manipuris and the British soldiers. Khongjom war memorial park has been constructed and on the top Kheba hillock. statue of Paona brajabashi is erected.