Draft:Thangal General
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Thangal | |
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| Native name | Lungthoubu Thangal |
| Born | 1817 |
| Died | August 13, 1891 (aged 73–74) Polo Ground, Imphal |
| Allegiance | Manipur Kingdom |
| Rank | General |
Thangal General[1] also known as Lungthoubu Thangal was a Manipuri military officer. He was born as a naga in about 1817 at Thangal Makeng, he was believed to join Manipur Military at a young age. He was given the title General by the political Agent Sir James Johnstone in 1885 as promoted by the Maharaj Chandrakirti Singh.[2] He was a military leader that fought against the British Raj in the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891. As Manipur Kingdom was defeated in the war, he was executed along with Jubaraj Tikendrajit on 13 August 1891 at Polo Ground, Imphal. He is remembered as one of the great warrior of Manipur Kingdom, and a large statue of Thangal General (with a word in hand) was also erected at Palace Gate, Imphal in 2009.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Parratt, JOhn (1992). Queen Empress vs Tikendrajit Prince of Manipur: the Anglo-Manipuri conflict of 1891. Parratt, Saroj N. Arambam. New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. ISBN 978-0-7069-6128-7.
- ^ Seamsan B Mai (10 September 2006). "Thangal General - A descendant of the hills". E-Pao.
- ^ Guite, Jangkhomang (2011). "Monuments, Memory and Forgetting in Postcolonial North-East India". Economic and Political Weekly. 46 (8): 56–64. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 41151794.
- ^ Thomas, C. Joshua; Gopalakrishnan, Ramamoorthy; Singh, R. K. Ranjan (2001). Constraints in Development of Manipur. Regency Publications [for Policy Alternatives for the North-East and Conflict Elimination Awareness]. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-81-87498-30-8.