Manipur government commemorated ‘Khongjom Day’

In Manipur, remembering the people who valiantly fought in the Anglo-Manipuri War in 1891, state government commemorated ‘ Khongjom Day’ at Khongjom War Memorial Complex, Thoubal.

Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020

Key-Points

The last battle fought between the Manipur kingdom and the British Empire was the 1891 armed conflict.

The battle was fought in Kheba Hill of Khongjom in the Thoubal district. Manipur Kingdom lost the war.

It marked the beginning of British rule in the then princely state. Since then, the Manipur state government has been observing 23 April as ‘Khongjom Day’ every year.