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Manipur became a princely state under British rule in 1891 after the Anglo-Manipur war, the last of the independent states to be incorporated into British Raj as a princely state. [6] During the Second World War , Manipur was the scene of battles between Japanese and Allied forces.
The northeastern Indian state of Manipur has a relatively large population of Tamils, largely concentrated near the border of Myanmar. The town of Moreh in particular has an estimated 17,000 Tamils. [2] Tamils in Manipur have relatives and business contacts in Myanmar, which is a valuable network facilitating cross-border trade.
The official language of the state is Meitei (also known as Manipuri). It is a scheduled language in the Republic of India, [102] and serves as the lingua franca in Manipur. [103] Other than Meitei language, in Manipur, there is a huge amount of linguistic diversity, as is the case in most of the Northeast India.
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the modern-day Indian state of Manipur; the historical Manipur (princely state) Manipuri dance, an Indian classical dance form; Meitei language, the major language of the state Manipuri script, a writing system used for the language; Manipuri mythology (disambiguation) Manipuri people (disambiguation) Meitei people, the major ethnic group of ...
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 ]
The Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri) movement sought to achieve recognition of Meitei as a Classical language of India.It was supported by various literary, political, social associations and organisations as well as notable individual personalities of Bangladesh, Myanmar, Northeast India (prominently Assam, Manipur and Tripura).
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.