ABSTRACT
The most significant result of the Anglo-Kuki War was the overall administrative reorganisation, especially in the hills of Manipur. The British authority started taking more vigorous administrative steps. It heralded a new age of direct administration and control which was extended up to the then unadministered SomraTract. The hill area of Manipur was consequently divided into various subdivisions. The war brought to light the defects of the existing system of administration. The Kuki chiefs had to function under the wings of the new bureaucratic administration machinery. The Kuki war drastically changed the whole course of the status of the Kuki chiefs leading to more rebellious character. The war had unified the Kukis living in different parts of Myanmar, Northeast India and the Chittagong Hill tracts of Bangladesh. This sense of belongingness to one nation is nothing but the beginning of Kuki nationalism. The war shattered the Kuki society and economy. There was no pride in being a Kuki, as the society was sickeningly mired in stagnation. It was epoch making to change the course of political history of the Kukis. It is, in essence, a true war of freedom fought against the British imperialism. It established a strong and valuable local tradition of resistance to British rule. This chapter discusses the changes in the administration in the aftermath of the war, and its impact on the society and economy.
