Khampat

Khampat (ခမ်းပါတ်မြို့)[lower-alpha 1] is a town in the Kabaw Valley in the Sagaing Region in western Myanmar. It is at the location where the Namsaweng River[lower-alpha 2] flows down from the hills and enters the Kabaw Valley. It is the site of a historical principality, which changed hands between Manipur (now in India) and the Burmese kingdoms to the east. The town has about 40,000 inhabitants.

Khampat
Town
Khampat is located in Myanmar
Khampat
Khampat
Location in Sagaing Region, Burma
Coordinates: 23.782303°N 94.144248°E / 23.782303; 94.144248
Country Myanmar
Division Sagaing
Elevation
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Population
 (2014)
 • Total21,000
Time zoneUTC+6:30 (MMT)

History

Historical reports indicate that the Kale-Kabaw valley used to have three principalities called Thaungthut (also known as Sumjok),[lower-alpha 3] Khampat, and Kale.[lower-alpha 4][5] Thaungthut/Sumjok and Khampat were jointly invaded by King Kiyamba of Manipur and the king of Pong in 1467 CE, and divided among themselves.[4] Khampat appears to have been Manipur's share, and numerous references to it can be found in the Manipur court chronicle Cheitharol Kumbaba.

Zou settlement

Khampat in the Kabaw valley is claimed to be the first town of the Zou (Chin-Kuki-Mizo) race. Khampat in the Chin Hills was historically associated with the Zou settlement and this might possibly be taken as an early reference to a Zou chief. The settlement at Khampat is believed to have lasted for about two centuries. The dispersal from Khampat is said to be due to famine and invasion of stronger enemy, possibly the Shans.

Notes
  1. Alternative spellings: Khumbat,[1] and Kumbat.[2]
  2. Alternative names: Namsailung in the Manipuri language and Tuipu in Kuki-Chin languages.[3]
  3. Alternative spellings: Samjot[2] and Samsot.[4]
  4. Alternative spellings: Kule.[2]

References
  1. Harvey, History of Burma (1925).
  2. Simha, Hijam Irabot Singh and Political Movements in Manipur (1989), p. 278.
  3. Pau, Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills (2019), p. 158.
  4. Parratt, The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 41–42.
  5. Upper Chindwin District Gazetteer (1913), p. 11.

Bibliography
  • Grant Brown, G. E. R. (1913), Burmah Gazetteer: Upper Chindwin District, Volume A, Rangoon: Superintendent, Government Printing – via archive.org
  • Parratt, Saroj Nalini Arambam (2005). The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: The Cheitharon Kumpapa, Volume 1. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-34430-1.
  • Pau, Pum Khan (2019), Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills: Empire and Resistance, Taylor & Francis, ISBN 9781000507454
  • Harvey, G. E. (1925). History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824. London: Frank Cass & Co. Ltd – via archive.org.
  • Siṃha, Kārāma Manimohana (1989), Hijam Irabot Singh and Political Movements in Manipur, B.R. Publishing Corporation, ISBN 978-81-7018-578-9

Further reading
  • David Vumlallian Zou & S. Thangboi Zou, A History of the Zou People, page-108, published by United Zou Organization-India Publication. 2017
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