Kabaw Valley

Finally it was ceded to Burma by the king Marjit Singh in return for Burmese help in his accession to the throne.After a 1758 invasion by emperor Alaungpaya of Burma,[22][23] a market and town appear to have developed at Tamu, overshadowing Khampat.[16]"Kyangs" refers to "Chins", the Burmese name for the tribes inhabiting the Northern Arakan Yomas, who are called "Kukis" on the Indian side of the border.The headquarters of the principality appears to have shifted to Tamu, close to the route to Manipur called the "Aimol Pass".[33] Around 1555, the King Bayinnaung of the Toungoo dynasty unified all of present day Burma (Myanmar), conquering or receiving tribute from all the Shan kingdoms in the north.[40][41] During the reign of Garib Niwaz (r. 1714–1754), when the Toungoo empire became considerably weak, the Manipuris raided all the way to Sagaing, opposite the capital Ava, burnt villages and monasteries and carried off captives.[52] In 1804, chiefs of fourteen outlying villages, including Tamu and Thaungdut, are said to have paid tribute to Bhagyachandra after a gap of 41 years.During the Burmese occupation, the four sons of Bhagyachandra ensconced themselves in the neighbouring kingdom of Cachar, whose ruler Gonvinda Chandra was their relative.[56] Gambhir Singh, one of the four sons, was provided funding to raise a 'Manipur Levy' from Manipuri expatriates, with the objective of driving the Burmese out of Manipur.[62] In January 1826, Gambhir Singh marched to Kabaw Valley, where again only local men were present under the command of the chief of Thaungdut (Samjok).It stipulated that "should Gumbheer Sing desire to return to that country, he shall be recognised by the King of Ava as Raja thereof".[66][72] However, Burney's report helped the Burmese claim and the Governor-General acceded to the demand to restore Kabaw Valley to Burma.6,000,[75] which state clearly as per the treaty of 1834, "It is to be distinctly understood that should any circumstance here after arise by which the portion of territory lately made over to Ava again reverts to Munnipore, the allowance now granted by the British Government will cease from the date of such reversion."[76] Consequently, Manipuri considered it as lease to Burma,[77] and as per James Johnstone, Kabaw Valley was in British possession in December 1885.