The Kabaw Valley also known as Kubo valley is a highland valley in

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's western

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division, close to the border with India's

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. The valley is located between Heerok or Yoma ranges of mountains, which constitute the present day border of Manipur, and the

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(also called the Ningthi River). The valley is home to a number of ethnic groups including the Meitei (Kathe and Paona), the Maring tribe, the

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, Kuki people, the

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, the Kadu and the Kanan. During the

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, the Manipuri prince

Gambhir Singh Chinglen Nongdrenkhomba (1788–1834), also known as Raja Gambhir Singh, was a ruler of the Manipur Kingdom. Biography He was a son of Chingthang Khomba. He succeeded his nephew Yumjaotaba in April 1821 during the seven years devastation. He ...

conquered the Kabaw valley from Burma. It remained under Manipur control for several years. But the Burmans were able to prove to the British Resident, Major Burney, that the valley had been ceded to Burma by the former Manipur King

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in 1813. The British were persuaded to hand the valley back to Burma in 1834. The British compensated Manipur for the loss of territory by annual subsidy. Lai (Hakha)

History

Kabaw Valley was the historical border between Awa, in present-day Myanmar, and

, then known as Kangleipak or Meitrabak. King Kiyamba (1467-1508) and ally Chaopha Khe Chomba, king of nearby

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, conquered Kabaw Valley in 1475. The valley is placed in Manipur according to maps published in Calcutta as late as 1852 It also need to be reminded that according to

Treaty of Yandabo The Treaty of Yandabo ( my, ရန္တပိုစာချုပ် ) was the peace treaty that ended the First Anglo-Burmese War. The treaty was signed on 24February 1826, nearly two years after the war formally broke out on 5March 1824, by ...

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was no doubt the natural boundary between Manipur and Burma. There was also an agreement between British and Manipur government in 1834 that if Kabaw valley under any circumstance revert to Manipur, the monthly allowance shall cease.

Communities

Map India and Pakistan 1-250,000 Tile NG 46-15 Imphal

At the north end of the valley, lies the Manipuri town of Humine, with the first Burmese town being Zedi.Tarapot lists the towns of Kahambat, Woktong, Tammu, Mungsa and Samjok at Tarapot, Phanjoubam (2003) ''Bleeding Manipur'' Har-Anand Publications, New Delhi, India
page 222
, but aside from Tammu being Tamu, identification of them is difficult. The region is mixedly inhabited by the Meeteis, Nepalis, Kukis, Chins, Kados, and Kanans.

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is the border town in the Manipur, India side while Tamu is in Myanmar. Both are being referred to as the twin border towns of trade in the border region.

References

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History

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