The socio-economic impact of the british occupation on Manipur

Manipur was brought under the British control for the first time after the conquest of Manipur on 27^th April, 1891. To continue the administration of the state, the British Indian government made a make shift arrangement by giving additional charge to the British army stationed in Manipur. General Collet, the commander of the British army in Manipur was made the over all in charge of the state and Major Maxwell was made the political officer under General Collet. After this adhoc arrangement, the real issue of Manipur croped up amongst the British officials whether to annex the state to British India or leave it as an independent sovereign state under the tutelage of the British Indian government.