Khampat
{{about|village in Myanmar|the town in Gujarat|Khambhat}}
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sagaing Region, Burma
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| subdivision_name2 = Tamu
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| area_total_km2 = 33.33
| elevation_ft = 653
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| population = 20500
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Khampat (ခမ်းပါတ်မြို့){{efn|Alternative spellings: Khambat,
[https://www.ifp.co.in/analysis/manipur-history-propagating-controversy Manipur History - Propagating Controversy], Imphal Free Press, 10 January 2023. Khumbat,{{sfnp|Harvey, History of Burma|1925}} and Kumbat.{{sfnp|Simha, Hijam Irabot Singh and Political Movements in Manipur|1989|p=278}}}} is a town in the Kabaw Valley in the Sagaing Region in western Myanmar. It is at the location where the Namsaweng River{{efn|Alternative names: Namsailung in the Manipuri language and Tuipu in Kuki-Chin languages.{{sfnp|Pau, Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills|2019|p=158}}}} flows down from the hills and enters the Kabaw Valley. It is the site of a historical principality, which often changed hands between Manipur (now in India) and the Burmese kingdoms to the east.
The town is the principal town of Khampat Subtownship, an unofficial subdivision of Tamu Township used for administrative and statistical purposes. In 2014, the town had 14,559 inhabitants while the surrounding subtownship had 24,169 people.{{Cite report |url=https://themimu.info/sites/themimu.info/files/documents/TspProfiles_Census_KhampatST_2014_ENG.pdf |title=The 2014 Myanmar Population and Housing Census: Sagaing Region, Tamu District, Khampat Sub-Township Report |publisher=Department of Population, Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population, Government of Myanmar |year=2017}}
History
Historical reports indicate that the Kale-Kabaw valley used to have three principalities based at Thaungdut (also known as Sumjok),{{efn|Alternative spellings: Samjot{{sfnp|Simha, Hijam Irabot Singh and Political Movements in Manipur|1989|p=278}} and Samsot.{{sfnp|Parratt, The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur, Vol. 1|2005|p=41–42}}}}
Khampat, and Kale.{{efn|Alternative spellings: Kule.{{sfnp|Simha, Hijam Irabot Singh and Political Movements in Manipur|1989|p=278}}}}{{sfnp|Upper Chindwin District Gazetteer|1913|p=11}}
Thaungdut/Sumjok and Khampat were jointly invaded by King Kiyamba of Manipur and the king of Pong in 1467 CE, and divided among themselves. Khampat was at the time under the control of "Kyangs" (Chins, called Kukis in India).{{sfnp|Parratt, The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur, Vol. 1|2005|p=41–42}} Khampat appears to have been Manipur's share in the division, and references to it can be found in the Manipur court chronicle Cheitharol Kumbaba.
During the course of history, the Kabaw Valley came under the control of Burma, which was confirmed by the British Raj after the First Anglo-Burmese War. Also in course of history, Tamu to the north of Khampat grew to be a centre of Indo-Burmese trade and a larger town, overshadowing Khampat.
Khampat is currently a sub-township within the Tamu Township.
On 7 November 2023 it was reported that the town had come fully under control of the People’s Defense Forces (PDF) during the ongoing civil war.{{Cite web |last=ဧရာဝတီ |date=2023-11-07 |title=ကလေး- တမူးလမ်းပေါ်ရှိ ခါမ်းပါတ်မြို့ကို PDF သိမ်း |url=https://burma.irrawaddy.com/news/2023/11/07/376153.html |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=ဧရာဝတီ |language=en-US|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20231107165647/https://burma.irrawaddy.com/news/2023/11/07/376153.html|archive-date=November 7, 2023}}
Notes
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References
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Bibliography
- {{citation |first=G. E. R. |last=Grant Brown |title=Burmah Gazetteer: Upper Chindwin District, Volume A |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206896 |via=archive.org |publisher=Superintendent, Government Printing |location=Rangoon |year=1913 |ref={{sfnref|Upper Chindwin District Gazetteer|1913}}}}
- {{Cite book |first=Saroj Nalini Arambam |last=Parratt |title=The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: The Cheitharon Kumpapa, Volume 1 |date=2005 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0-415-34430-1 |location=London |ref={{sfnref|Parratt, The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur, Vol. 1|2005}}}}
- {{citation |last=Pau |first=Pum Khan |title=Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills: Empire and Resistance |publisher=Taylor & Francis |year=2019 |isbn=9781000507454 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dVmnDwAAQBAJ |ref={{sfnref|Pau, Indo-Burma Frontier and the Making of the Chin Hills|2019}}}}
- {{cite book |last=Harvey |first=G. E.| title=History of Burma: From the Earliest Times to 10 March 1824 |publisher=Frank Cass & Co. Ltd |year=1925 |location=London |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.9463 |via=archive.org |ref={{sfnref|Harvey, History of Burma|1925}}}}
- {{citation |last=Siṃha |first=Kārāma Manimohana |title=Hijam Irabot Singh and Political Movements in Manipur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_4BAAAAAMAAJ |year=1989 |publisher=B.R. Publishing Corporation |isbn=978-81-7018-578-9 |ref={{sfnref|Simha, Hijam Irabot Singh and Political Movements in Manipur|1989}}}}
Further reading
- David Vumlallian Zou & S. Thangboi Zou, A History of the Zou People, page-108, published by United Zou Organization-India Publication. 2017
External links
- [https://archive.today/20130628231608/http://www.collinsmaps.com/maps/Myanmar/Sagaing/Khampat/P883788.00.aspx Khampat];collinsmaps.com
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130711025416/http://welcome/ to Zolawkta Website]
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