ABSTRACT
The third chapter probes British intervention in the affairs of Manipur that in turn paved the way for their coming into contact with the Chin/Zo in the region south of its borders. The establishment of a Political Agency in Manipur in 1835 for the defence of the British ‘Eastern Frontier’ coincided with the rise to power of the Sukte under their Chief Khan Thuam and his son Kam Hau in the Northern Chin/Zo Hills. How did the British vis-á-vis the Raja of Manipur deal with the rising Sukte paramountcy in the Northern Chin/Zo Hills and to what extent was their frontier policy a success is the main thrust in this chapter.
