history of muslims of manipur
Discuss in brief the coming of Muslim in Manipur.
The advent of Muslims in Manipur was caused by rivalry and war between Khagemba, the king of Manipur and his brother Sanongba.
The impact of Kachari – Muslim invasion of 1606 A.D. during the reign of king Khagemba, an outcome unhappy trifling incident at the Royal place of Manipur was in the end a failure but the impact of the invasion was quite profound. The impact of Muslim civilization under the Imperial Mughals was felt in Manipur. But the Muslim, who came to Manipur in the first decade of the Seventeenth century, came not as a conqueror, unlike the Turkish Sultans and the Mughals Emperors who established an empire in India. Neither did they come as traders or missionaries but with a few exceptions po0ssibly; but as prisoners of war in the year 1606A.D. They did not come from regions of Central Asia they infact came from Bengal.
The Royal Chronicle and a text known as ‘Nongsamei puya’ referred to the invasion of Manipur by a combined force of the Kachari and Muslim mercenaries in 1606 A.D. the invasion was an outcome of an unhappy incident at the Royal Palace of Chigsomba and Sanongba. In a boat race, Chinsongba borrowed Sanongba’s boat which was broken due to collision during the boat race. But due to collision during the boat race. But Sanongba wanted the original boat which was not possible. This issue was came to be known as “Sanongba Higaiwa.” Khagemba intervened in favour of Chinsongba where Sanongba took exception to it and fled to Kachar with his mother Queen Dowager Luwang Changpombi. He then approached to Kachari King Sarpadas Narayan to invade Manipur and to restore him to the throne of Manipur Sarpadas Narayan sent a Kachari force under Yakharek And Bhimbal against Manipuri King Khagemba. In a battle, the Metei forces were defeated by the Kacharis and retreated towards the capital but again the metei forces made surprise attack and captured the leaders of the Kacharis forces Yakharek. He
The advent of Muslims in Manipur was caused by rivalry and war between Khagemba, the king of Manipur and his brother Sanongba.
The impact of Kachari – Muslim invasion of 1606 A.D. during the reign of king Khagemba, an outcome unhappy trifling incident at the Royal place of Manipur was in the end a failure but the impact of the invasion was quite profound. The impact of Muslim civilization under the Imperial Mughals was felt in Manipur. But the Muslim, who came to Manipur in the first decade of the Seventeenth century, came not as a conqueror, unlike the Turkish Sultans and the Mughals Emperors who established an empire in India. Neither did they come as traders or missionaries but with a few exceptions po0ssibly; but as prisoners of war in the year 1606A.D. They did not come from regions of Central Asia they infact came from Bengal.
The Royal Chronicle and a text known as ‘Nongsamei puya’ referred to the invasion of Manipur by a combined force of the Kachari and Muslim mercenaries in 1606 A.D. the invasion was an outcome of an unhappy incident at the Royal Palace of Chigsomba and Sanongba. In a boat race, Chinsongba borrowed Sanongba’s boat which was broken due to collision during the boat race. But due to collision during the boat race. But Sanongba wanted the original boat which was not possible. This issue was came to be known as “Sanongba Higaiwa.” Khagemba intervened in favour of Chinsongba where Sanongba took exception to it and fled to Kachar with his mother Queen Dowager Luwang Changpombi. He then approached to Kachari King Sarpadas Narayan to invade Manipur and to restore him to the throne of Manipur Sarpadas Narayan sent a Kachari force under Yakharek And Bhimbal against Manipuri King Khagemba. In a battle, the Metei forces were defeated by the Kacharis and retreated towards the capital but again the metei forces made surprise attack and captured the leaders of the Kacharis forces Yakharek. He