Khampat (ခမ်းပါတ်မြို့) is a town in the Kabaw Valley in the

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in western

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. It is at the location where the Namsaweng River flows down from the hills and enters the Kabaw Valley. It is the site of a historical principality, which often changed hands between

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(now in India) and the Burmese kingdoms to the east. The town is the principal town of Khampat Subtownship, an unofficial subdivision of

Tamu Township Tamu Township is a Kuki township in Tamu District in the Sagaing Division of Burma.

used for administrative and statistical purposes. In 2014, the town had 14,559 inhabitants while the surrounding subtownship had 24,169 people.

History

Historical reports indicate that the Kale-Kabaw valley used to have three principalities based at

Thaungdut Thaungdut or Thaung Thut is a village on the Chindwin River in Homalin District in northern Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located next to Chaunggan. Originally, "Thaung Thut" was the Burmese name for Hsawnghsup, a Shan state in t ...

(also known as Sumjok), Khampat, and

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. Thaungdut/Sumjok and Khampat were jointly invaded by King Kiyamba of Manipur and the king of

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in 1467 CE, and divided among themselves. Khampat was at the time under the control of "Kyangs" (

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, called

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in India). Khampat appears to have been Manipur's share in the division, and references to it can be found in the Manipur court chronicle ''

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''. During the course of history, the Kabaw Valley came under the control of Burma, which was confirmed by the

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after the

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. Also in course of history,

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to the north of Khampat grew to be a centre of Indo-Burmese trade and a larger town, overshadowing Khampat. Khampat is currently a sub-township within the

Tamu Township Tamu Township is a Kuki township in Tamu District in the Sagaing Division of Burma.

. On 7 November 2023 it was reported that the town had come fully under control of the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) during the ongoing

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