Thanlon is a village in

Pherzawl district Pherzawl district is located in the southern part of the state of Manipur. It is bounded on the east by Churachandpur District; on the north by Tamenglong District, Noney District and Jiribam district; on the west by the Cachar District of As ...

in the

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n state of

Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...

. It is also the headquarters of an eponymous subdivision. It is about 150 km west of the

Churachandpur Town Churachandpur (IPA: ''/tʃʊRVːˌtʃaːnɗpʊr/),'' locally known as Lamka is the second largest town in the Indian state of Manipur and the district headquarters of the Churachandpur district. The name "Churachandpur" was transferred from t ...

on National Highway 2. It is situated 3819 feet above sea level. It is also known as Tualbual.

History

Thanlon was founded by Ngaihte chief by name Lumthang belonging to the Simte tribe. Major J Shakespear, SMS, gave him a boundary paper dated 11 February 1906 written in Lushai language: :''Lumthanga, Ramri Pathawna'n lengphun kawna, Vanggui lui, Cherchi lui, Derkai kawn, Derkai lui, Tuivai Pamjal lui, Kaihlam tlangdung, Ramvawm lui, Tuipui Thlanlawn lui, Kotukawn Tualbual lui Tuijang Pathawng lungphun''.J. Shakespear, Rampui Major, 11 February 1906.

References

Villages in Pherzawl district {{Manipur-geo-stub