Stone inscriptions found
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, April 07 2018:
Stones inscribed with the numbers of Burmese soldiers killed in the Manipur-Burma war fought in the early 19th century were discovered in Chandel district recently by a team of the Indian National Trust for Art Cultural Heritage (INTACH), Manipur Chapter.
The INTACH team came across the stone inscriptions at a knoll between Purum Khullen and New Wangparel village on April 4.INTACH Manipur Chapter convenor Dr RK Ranjan who led the team said that they went to the place following information from the local villagers that stones inscribed with numbers of Burmese soldiers killed in the Manipur-Burma War, better known as Awa Lan are still present there.
There are five heaps of stones which are inscribed by Burmese soldiers'and it is believed that they made the inscriptions to keep a count of the fellow soldiers killed in the war, Dr Ranjan said.
But there is a need for archeologists and other experts to study the inscriptions, he added.