Manipur (princely state)
1110–1949 kingdom in South Asia, now Manipur state, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Kingdom. For modern Indian political state, see Manipur. For the ancient coastal Hindu kingdom mentioned in the epic Mahabharata, see Manipur (Mahabharata). For other uses, see Manipur (disambiguation).
The Manipur Kingdom[1][2][3][4] was an ancient kingdom at the India–Burma frontier.[5][6][7] Historically, Manipur was an independent kingdom ruled by a Meitei dynasty.[8][9][10] But it was also invaded and ruled over by Burmese kingdom at various point of time.[11][12] It became a protectorate of the British East India Company from 1824, and a princely state of British Raj in 1891.[13] It bordered Assam Province in the west and British Burma in the east, and in the 20th century covered an area of 22,327 square kilometres (8,621 sq mi) and contained 467 villages.[citation needed] The capital of the state was Imphal.
Quick Facts Meitei: Meetei Leipak, Capital ...
Manipur Kingdom Meitei: Meetei Leipak | |||||||||||
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1110–1949 | |||||||||||
Capital | Imphal | ||||||||||
Recognised national languages | Meitei language (officially known as Manipuri) | ||||||||||
Religion |
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History | |||||||||||
• Foundation of the Kangleipak Kingdom | 1110 | ||||||||||
1824 | |||||||||||
1891 | |||||||||||
• Accession to the Indian Union | 1947 | ||||||||||
• Merged into the Indian Union | 1949 | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
1941 | 22,372 km2 (8,638 sq mi) | ||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||
• 1941 | 512,069 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | India Myanmar |
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