"During the days of the British Indian Empire, the Kingdom of Manipur was one of the princely states.[10] Between 1917 and 1939, some people of Manipur ...
pressed the princely rulers for democracy. By the late 1930s, the princely state of Manipur negotiated with the British administration its preference to continue to be part of the Indian Empire, rather than part of Burma, which was being separated from India. These negotiations were cut short with the outbreak of World War II in 1939. On 11 August 1947, Maharaja Budhachandra signed an Instrument of Accession, joining India.[11][12] Later, on 21 September 1949, he signed a Merger Agreement, merging the kingdom into India, which led to its becoming a Part C State.[13][14] This merger was later disputed by groups in Manipur, as having been completed without consensus and under duress.[15] The dispute and differing visions for the future has resulted in a 50-year insurgency in the state for independence from India, as well as in repeated episodes of violence among ethnic groups in the state.[16] From 2009 through 2018, the conflict was responsible for the violent deaths of over 1000 people.[17]" - (en.wikipedia.org 05.02.2020)
- Latitude24.806680679321
- Longitude93.941688537598
- Population2855794
