"Territorialising the Kabaw Valley: British colonial mediation between Manipur and Burma in the early nineteenth century" talk by Dr.Yengkhom Jilangamba at Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg > 3pm on 31st July 2012
Time : 3:00 pm
Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Seminar Room, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi
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Event Details : The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library cordially invites you to The Seminar on ‘Territorialising the Kabaw Valley: British colonial mediation between Manipur and Burma in the early nineteenth century’ by Dr.Yengkhom Jilangamba, CSDS, Delhi
Abstract:
On the 24th of February 1826 the treaty of Yandabo between the British and the Burmese was ratified, thus, concluding the first Anglo-Burmese war (1824-26). In the treaty, the Burmese renounced all claims to the territories of Assam, Cachar, and Jaintia Hills. And the Burmese finally agreed to recognise Gambhir Singh as Raja of Manipur. Arakan was also ceded to the British but the third article anticipated the problem of boundary between the two empires, and thus, mentioned the recognised boundaries at the time of the treaty along with future course of action in case of boundary disputes. But with regard to Manipur the subject of boundary did not arise.
As soon as the treaty was signed, the Burmese demanded the Kabaw valley, a fertile strip of plain area between the Manipur hills and the Ningthee or Chindwin. This paper looks at the different issues that were involved in the contestations over this valley between Manipur and Burma. There were various ways of territorial claims that were being deployed by both the parties. Interestingly, even though the territorial dispute was between Burma and Manipur, the latter was represented in the negotiations by the British. In this regard, the paper also tries to address the role of the British and the larger politics of their political and economic presence in the frontier. The valley of Kabaw was handed over to the Burmese on the 9th of January 1834. However, the issue of Kabaw valley did not die down. In the course of the nineteenth century, especially beginning in the 1870s the issue would come up again. And, in the twentieth century it has become a territory of nostalgia for Meitei nationalism. The paper also seeks to explore the different ways of organising territoriality and sovereignty prior to this contestation.
Speaker : Yengkhom Jilangamba is currently a Visiting Associate Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi. He has a Ph.D. in history from the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is also an Associate Editor with Eastern Quarterly, a journal of the Manipur Research Forum.
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Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
Place : Seminar Room, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg, New Delhi
Venue Info : Events | About | Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Race Course(Yellow Line)'
Event Details : The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library cordially invites you to The Seminar on ‘Territorialising the Kabaw Valley: British colonial mediation between Manipur and Burma in the early nineteenth century’ by Dr.Yengkhom Jilangamba, CSDS, Delhi
Abstract:
On the 24th of February 1826 the treaty of Yandabo between the British and the Burmese was ratified, thus, concluding the first Anglo-Burmese war (1824-26). In the treaty, the Burmese renounced all claims to the territories of Assam, Cachar, and Jaintia Hills. And the Burmese finally agreed to recognise Gambhir Singh as Raja of Manipur. Arakan was also ceded to the British but the third article anticipated the problem of boundary between the two empires, and thus, mentioned the recognised boundaries at the time of the treaty along with future course of action in case of boundary disputes. But with regard to Manipur the subject of boundary did not arise.
As soon as the treaty was signed, the Burmese demanded the Kabaw valley, a fertile strip of plain area between the Manipur hills and the Ningthee or Chindwin. This paper looks at the different issues that were involved in the contestations over this valley between Manipur and Burma. There were various ways of territorial claims that were being deployed by both the parties. Interestingly, even though the territorial dispute was between Burma and Manipur, the latter was represented in the negotiations by the British. In this regard, the paper also tries to address the role of the British and the larger politics of their political and economic presence in the frontier. The valley of Kabaw was handed over to the Burmese on the 9th of January 1834. However, the issue of Kabaw valley did not die down. In the course of the nineteenth century, especially beginning in the 1870s the issue would come up again. And, in the twentieth century it has become a territory of nostalgia for Meitei nationalism. The paper also seeks to explore the different ways of organising territoriality and sovereignty prior to this contestation.
Speaker : Yengkhom Jilangamba is currently a Visiting Associate Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi. He has a Ph.D. in history from the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is also an Associate Editor with Eastern Quarterly, a journal of the Manipur Research Forum.
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"Territorialising the Kabaw Valley: British colonial mediation between Manipur and Burma in the early nineteenth century" talk by Dr.Yengkhom Jilangamba at Teen Murti House, Teen Murti Marg > 3pm on 31st July 2012
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