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The creole city in mainland Southeast Asia: Slave gathering warfare and cultural exchange in Burma, Thailand and Manipur, 18th – 19th c. (Thesis). University of Hawai'i at Manoa. ProQuest 1513230576. Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd – via archive.org.
The territory of this realm is mountainous and thereby, ancient Kangleipak consists of several smaller region each with its own dialect, cultural peculiarities, and identity. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] At one time during the reign of Meidingu Khagemba the territory of Kangleipak(Manipur) stretched upto the present Yunan Province of modern day China. [ 7 ]
The prehistory of Manipur is the period of human history between the first use of stone tools by early men and the time just preceding ancient Kangleipak. Comparing with other regions of the world, the development process of the archaeological work in Manipur is of recent times. [ 1 ]
Manipur acts as India's "Gateway to the East" through Moreh and Tamu towns, the land route for trade between India and Burma and other countries in Southeast Asia, East Asia, Siberia, the Arctic, Micronesia and Polynesia. Manipur has the highest number of handicraft units and the highest number of craftspersons in the northeastern region of India.
It was the traditional seat of the past Meetei rulers of Manipur. [7] [8] Guide map of the Kangla displayed to the public. Kangla was the ancient capital of pre-modern Manipur. [9] The Kangla is a revered spot for the people of Manipur, reminding them of the days of their independence. It is a sacred place to the Meiteis. [10]
[2] [3] Mayang Imphal, the capital city of the kingdom, was situated at the left banks of the Imphal River, [4] until the middle of the 14th century AD. [5] The Khuman kingdom was once more extensive and prosperous than that of the Ningthoujas. [6] However, it became dependent on the Ningthouja kingdom by the 12th century AD. [6]
Meckley or Manipur kingdom in Mathew Carey's Map of Hindostan or India of 1814. Kangla Uttra Sanglen at the Kangla Fort, former residence of the Meitei kings of Manipur. The two statues of Kangla Sha (Meitei dragon lions) standing in front of the inner gate were destroyed after the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891 but have been restored by the Manipur Government in recent years.
The Manipur State Museum (Meitei: Manipur Pukei Lankei Shanglen) is an institution displaying a collection of artistic, cultural, historical and scientific artefacts and relics in Imphal, Manipur, India. It has galleries housing materials of natural history, ethnology and archeology.