• Twilight and end of the princely state. On 14 August 1947, with the lapse of paramountcy of the British Crown, Manipur regained its political autonomy that it had...
  • According to the pact, the British will take responsibility for the security of the Manipur Kingdom and its remains as a princely state for the time being.
  • Manipur state was a princely state under British rule in 1891. In 1956, Manipur was made a union territory and a full-fledged state in 1972.
  • By the late 1930s, the princely state of Manipur negotiated with the British administration its preference to be part of India, rather than Burma.
  • Historical Background : Manipur existed as a princely State in its early stage and involved in a number of disputes with its neighbour Burma (Myanmar ).
  • MANIPUR (Princely State). ... PREDECESSORS and SHORT HISTORY: The state was founded in 35AD, though the present dynasty starts in 1714.
  • In 1891 Manipur came under British rule, and survived as a princely state until 1947, afterwhich it was merged with the Indian Union on October 15,1949.
  • During the British rule, the kingdom of Manipur was one of the princely states and is credited to be the point of exchange for trade and culture with the...
  • The Kingdom of Manipur was a princely state bordering Assam Province. It was occupiez by the Kingdom of Burma until it became a British protectorate in 1824.
  • After the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824 – 1826) Burma had to cede it. It came under British rule as a princely state in 1891.