Abstract
Many writers claim that kingdom of Manipur with varieties of its, name, is a continuous institution from by-gone many millennia. Now many wishful thinkers claim, Meitei Tribe should not be Scheduled Tribe list of India, any more due to adoption of Hindu and glorious history of kinghood. This paper will try to examine the status of Maharaja of Manipur within the British India Empire and current Social status among peers to verify the merit of those wishful thinkers.
Highlights
The titular Maharaja of Manipur was a legacy of once independent Kingdom of Manipur that exist Before Common Era (BCE) to 1949 C.E. (Common Era) with cessation briefly due the invasion of Burmese from time to time and incorporation to British India Empire‟s Princely State after the defeat of Manipur in 1891 C.E
The Maharaja of Manipur may be good, but a British officer will be always better than combine administrative structure of the King; and Manipur future is depended on the pleasure of British India Empire
On eve of Second World War, the Maharaja of Manipur was king for only religious ceremonies, as he holds no authority on matter of the security of state and its people as this fell at the hands of British India Empire
Summary
The titular Maharaja of Manipur was a legacy of once independent Kingdom of Manipur that exist Before Common Era (BCE) to 1949 C.E. (Common Era) with cessation briefly due the invasion of Burmese from time to time and incorporation to British India Empire‟s Princely State after the defeat of Manipur in 1891 C.E. Around that time the British India Empire give Manipur‟s territory known as „Kabo Valley‟ to Burma without consulting the King of Manipur, Gumbheer Singh who agreed with the British judgement without any thoughts for sum annual fees for that huge territory This indicates that the Maharaja of Manipur have minimum values and authorities in eyes of the British Empire and in reality. The Maharaja of Manipur may be good, but a British officer will be always better than combine administrative structure of the King; and Manipur future is depended on the pleasure of British India Empire This in a way, is complete dissing of the King of Manipur and the community he belongs i.e., Meitei Tribe and his subject. In his thesis title “Political Development in Manipur: 1919-1949”, Dr Chisti wrote that on 2 January 1937, the Maharaja of Manipur Sir Chur Chand and his son Priyobrata request the British India Empire to return the right to administrate the hill area of Manipur and Finance of Manipur to the Maharaja of Manipur which the British India bluntly denied. The Maharaja of Manipur was even ready to pay the full tribute i.e., Rs. 50,000/ instead of current tribute of Rs. 5000/ he has to pay being a poor State- only if he was accepted as a member of Chamber of
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