Editing Imphal (section)

==History==
[[File:Soldiers of the two wings of the 14th Army link-up at Milestone 109 during the Battle of Imphal-Kohima.jpg|thumb|left|Soldiers of the two wings of the 14th Army link-up at Milestone 109 during the Battle of Imphal-Kohima]]
{{see also|History of Manipur}}
Initially ruled by King Khaba, Imphal was later ruled by the [[Pakhangba]] leaders. The clan of the [[Ningthouja]] tribe originated then. The Ningthouja tribe quickly expanded and dominated the region in politics and war. [[Kangla Palace]] was built by King Khagemba and his son Khunjaoba. The palace was later destroyed by the British during the [[Anglo-Manipur War]]. During the reign of Maharaja Bhagyachandra, there were a number of [[Myanmar|Burmese]] invasions. However, the kingdom survived with the help of Maharaj [[Gambhir Singh]].

Imphal remained peaceful until 1891, when there were internal differences in the royal family. The British sent J.W. Quinton to help but the situation only grew worse and Senapati [[Tikendrajit Singh|Tikendrajit]] was hanged. The autocratic British behaviour made people angry. This resulted in the 1891 [[Anglo-Manipur War]], which the British won.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iloveindia.com/travel/imphal/history-of-imphal.html|title=History of Imphal - Imphal History|website=iloveindia.com|access-date=22 February 2020|archive-date=22 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222111052/https://www.iloveindia.com/travel/imphal/history-of-imphal.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

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. The attack made the British realise the militarily strategic position of Imphal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Imphal and Kohima |url=http://www.nam.ac.uk/exhibitions/online-exhibitions/britains-greatest-battles/imphal-kohima |work=Britain's Greatest Battles |publisher=[[National Army Museum]] |access-date=9 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150207003427/http://www.nam.ac.uk/exhibitions/online-exhibitions/britains-greatest-battles/imphal-kohima|archive-date=7 February 2015}}</ref>
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