Tseklapai

File:Thangjing-Hill-area-SoI-1944.jpg

The Thangjing Hills range with a peak at {{convert|2100|m}} above the mean sea level, is regarded as the western hill range that bounds the Imphal Valley. The majority of the range is in Churachandpur district, a hill district dominated by the Kuki-Zo people.

Near Torbung and to its south, there is a subsidiary range to the east of Thangjing Hills range, with a peak called Waishon at {{conv|4122|ft}}.

[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-181831961-imphal-83-h-1944.jpg Survey of India mapsheet 83-H], 1944.

The Lanva River that drains into the Khuga River near Churachandpur originates here, flowing in the gap between the two ranges. The Loklai river that flows into Torbung also originates in this range. The recorded mentions of Tseklapi indicate this range. Cheitharol Kumbaba mentions Thangal Major catching three elephants here in 1862 and taking them to Imphal.

In 1789, King Bhagyachandra (Chingthang-Khomba) launched an expedition to Saiton Hills bordering the Imphal Valley on its south. The, being to the east of the Khuga River valley, his forces set up a camp at Cheklapai, where Bhagyachandra also took his base. The forces attacked Saiton Hills and "scattered" the hill villages. Bhagyachandra too went in and sang Oukri (victory song). Later, when the troops went out to search for rations and looting, the tribesmen attacked, killing nine persons. The troops having fled, the tribesmen took possession of the big metal gun and arms and ammunition. The end result seems to have been ambiguous.{{sfnp|Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 2|2009|p=34}} Cheitharol Kumbaba states that the soldiers blocked up the Loklai river.{{sfnp|Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 2|2009|p=34}}

Ths Saiton Kukis (said to be Haokips) submitted later in 1858, to King Chandrakirti, as they were being tormented by Kamhau-Suktes.

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• [https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Waishon#map=15/24.4035/93.6698&layers=C Terrain map of Waishon peak and its vicinity], OpenStreetMap, retrieved 28 March 2025.
• [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/16131151#map=13/24.36156/93.69450&layers=C Lanva River], OpenStreetMap, retrieved 28 March 2025.

Category:Hills of Manipur

Category:Churachandpur district