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Located in the North East Frontier of India and bordering with Burma, the State of Manipur has special strategic significance. it is inhabited by both hinduised meities and animist, christained nagas and kukis. Except for a few traces, the early history of manipur was veiled in obscurity. However, the dawn of 18th century witnessed the emergence of manipur as a vital frontier region during the british period. First published in 1886 under the direction of the quarter- master general of india, the GAZETTEER OF MANIPUR provides a perspective and exhaustive account of the land and people, fauna and flora, religion and culture, politics and economics. Many important routes through out the land have been given in detail. ISBM : 81-7049-057-X, 320 pp, reproduced.
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