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'''Henglep'''{{efn|Alternative spelling: Hinglep.}} is a village in the [[Churachandpur district]] in the [[Manipur]] state of India, populated by about a thousand [[Kuki-Zo people]]. Henglep is also the headquarters of the Churachandpur North subdivision (or Henglep Subdivision) with a population of more than 30,000 people.{{sfnp|Churachandpur District Census Handbook|2011}} Henglep was a key area of operations during the [[Kuki Rebellion of 1917–1919]] (also called the Anglo-Kuki War).

== Geography ==
Henglep is situated on a mountain ridge to the west of the [[Leimatak River]] at an elevation of {{convert|1100|m}}. The river is actually a headstream of the Leimatak River called "Tuibin", which originates in the Mamunlhang hill ranges and flows north. It combines with a south-flowing headstream called "Thingbong" a short distance to the north of Henglep, to form the Leimatak River.

The Tuibin river valley below Henglep is referred to as the "Kuchu valley" (roughly at {{coord|24|26|57|N|93|32|36|E|name=Kuchu valley}}) in the Manipur royal chronicle ''[[Cheitharol Kumbaba]]''. The Manipur ruler [[Ching-Thang Khomba]] (Bhagyachandra or Jai Singh) had a temporary royal residence built here while waging war on the Khongjai hills to the west of Henglep. A key village called "Khongchai" was subdued and all its inhabitants, who were [[Kuki people|Kukis]], became subjects of the Manipur kingdom, acquiring the name "Khongchais" (or "Khongjais") in the process.<ref>
[https://ukhrultimes.com/kuki-research-forum-kurf-on-objective-historical-position-of-the-kukis-in-manipur/ Kuki Research Forum on objective historical position of the Kukis in Manipur], Ukhrul Times, 25 May 2022.
</ref>{{sfnp|Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 2|2009|pp=25–26}}
According to scholar Saroj Nalini Parratt, the king's court in the [[Kangla Fort]] was also named "Kuchu", possibly as a remembrance of this victory.{{sfnp|Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 2|2009|p=134}}

== History ==
After the British took over Manipur as a [[princely state]] in [[Anglo-Manipur War|1891]], they decided to administer the hill regions directly, outside the control of the Manipur State Darbar. Thangjing Hill came under the Southwest Subdivision, initially administered from [[Moirang]]. Henglep was part of the subdivision.<ref>
Lal Dena, Lal Robul Pudaite, [https://www.outlookindia.com/national/colonial-divide-in-manipur-tracing-the-journey-of-state-between-1835-and-1947-news-315632 Colonial Divide In Manipur: Tracing The Journey Of State Between 1835 And 1947], Outlook, 4 September 2023.
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{{citation |last=Singh |first=Karam Manimohan |title=History of Christian Missions in Manipur |publisher=Mittal PUblications |year=1991 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofchristi0000sing/page/270 |via=archive.org |url-access=registration |page=270 |quote=The Governor placed on record the boundaries of the Churachandpur Sub-Division. The area was bounded on the west and the south by the State border: the eastern boundary was the well defined natural line of the Manipur River: but the northern boundary was not capable of such accurate definition which was to approximate the Manipur bridle path [Cachar Road].}}
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During the [[Kuki Rebellion of 1917–1919]] (also called the "Anglo-Kuki War"), the Henglep area was a key war theatre ("area of operations" in British terminology).{{sfnp|Haokip, Breaking the Sprit of the Kukis|2019|p=107}} Another village called [[Ukha Loikhai|Ukha]] to the east of Henglep, closer to the [[Thangjing Hills]] range, was also part of the area. Pakang Haokip in Henglep, along with Semchung Haokip at Ukha, Haoneh Haokip at Nabil and Paosum Haokip at Songhphu, led the war effort.{{sfnp|Haokip, These Crafty Jungle Fighters|2019|p=123}} In early 1917, the local chiefs met at Ukha and Henglep to discuss the emerging conflict with the British authorities.{{sfnp|Guite, Fighting the White Men till the Last Bullet|2019|loc=pp. 38–39: "Aishan’s announcement was followed by a series of meetings held in different parts of Kuki hills – Chassad, Jampi, Taloulong, Mombi, Ukha, Henglep, etc."}}<ref name="Kuki Inpi Manipur">
Kuki Inpi Manipur, Anglo-Kuki War (1917-1919), Imphal Free Press, 29 September 2019. {{ProQuest|2298810123}}
</ref> After [[Mombi, Manipur|Mombi]] was burned by the British, an all-Kuki War Council was called by the chief of Chassad, and the chiefs received a signal to resist and fight. War preparations were begun in October after
another gathering of chiefs at Ukha.{{sfnp|Guite, Fighting the White Men till the Last Bullet|2019|loc=p. 42}} The British attack came in December, led by the [[Political officer (British Empire)|Political Agent]] J. C. Higgins. The Ukha Kukis were supported by Henglep and other villages, and staged an able defence, with sniper attacks and home-made leather cannons, causing several casualties on the British troops, but no Kuki was captured. Ukha was reportedly burnt down, and the Kukis escaped into the hills.{{sfnp|Guite, Fighting the White Men till the Last Bullet|2019|loc=p. 47}}<ref name="Kuki Inpi Manipur"/> Another attack with a larger force was launched in February 1918, with similar results.{{sfnp|Haokip, These Crafty Jungle Fighters|2019|p=125}}

Eventually the rebellion was suppressed only by wholesale destruction of villages, including their livestock and foodgrains, driving the people into the woods to starve, along with women and children.{{sfnp|Haokip, Breaking the Sprit of the Kukis|2019|pp=100–101}}

After the Rebellion, the British reorganised their hill administration by establishing a new headquarters for the South-West Subdivision at [[Songpi]] (then called "Churachandpur"). The Churachandpur Subdivision eventually became the [[Churachandpur district]] in independent India in 1971.<ref>
{{citation |title=Manipur Administrative Atlas |publisher=Census of India, Government of India |year=2005 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/4393/1/50276_2001_ADM.pdf |pages=16–17}}
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== Transportation ==
The Henglep Road connects Henglep to the [[National Highway 2 (India)|National Highway 2]] (NH2) near the village of Thingkeu, {{Convert|43|km}} to the south. NH2 connects to the district headquarters at [[Churachandpur]] as well as the western periphery of Manipur at [[Tipaimukh]].<ref>Henglep MLA inspects road upgradation work, Imphal Free Press, 6 February 2023. {{ProQuest|2773106559}} </ref> The Henglep Road continues on to the north till Kolchung.

Henglep also has a road to [[Ukha Loikhai]] in the east, which continues on to [[Thangjing Hill]] and [[Torbung]].

== Henglep Subdivision ==
The Henglep Subdivision, officially the "Churachandpur North" subdivision, consists of a single [[tribal development block]], which is also referred to as the Henglep block. It has 122 villages under its jurisdiction, with a combined population of 30,616 people in the 2011 census.{{sfnp|Churachandpur District Census Handbook|2011|p=36}} It has a sex ratio of 942 females to 1000 males.{{sfnp|Churachandpur District Census Handbook|2011|p=39}} About 95 percent of the population belong to [[Scheduled Tribes]].{{sfnp|Churachandpur District Census Handbook|2011|p=42}}

== See also ==
* [[List of populated places in Churachandpur district]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* {{citation |title=Churachandpur District Census Handbook |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Manipur |year=2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/846/download/36252/DH_2011_1403_PART_A_DCHB_CHURACHANDPUR.pdf |ref={{sfnref|Churachandpur District Census Handbook|2011}}}}
* {{citation |editor1=Jangkhomang Guite |editor2=Thongkholal Haokip |title=The Anglo-Kuki War, 1917–1919: A Frontier Uprising against Imperialism during World War I |publisher=Routledge |year=2019 |isbn=978-1-138-50704-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALJqDwAAQBAJ |ref={{sfnref|Guite & Haokip, The Anglo-Kuki War|2019}}}}
** {{citation |last=Guite |first=Jangkhomang |chapter='Fighting the White Men till the Last Bullet': The general course of the Anglo-Kuki War |title=Ibid |year=2019 |pages=37– |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALJqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA37 |ref={{sfnref|Guite, Fighting the White Men till the Last Bullet|2019}}}}
** {{citation |first=D. Letkhojam |last=Haokip |chapter=‘These Crafty Jungle Fighters’: Tactics, technology and symbols of Kuki war |title=Ibid |year=2019 |pages=118– |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALJqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA118 |ref={{sfnref|Haokip, These Crafty Jungle Fighters|2019}}}}
** {{citation |last=Haokip |first=Thongkholal |chapter=Breaking the Spirit of the Kukis: Launching the ‘largest series of military operations’ in the northeastern frontier of India |title=Ibid |year=2019 |pages=93– |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ALJqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA93 |ref={{sfnref|Haokip, Breaking the Sprit of the Kukis|2019}}}}
* {{Cite book |last=Parratt |first=Saroj Nalini Arambam |title=The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: The Cheitharon Kumpapa, Volume 1 |date=2005 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=9780415344302 |location=London |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2EUUngEACAAJ |ref={{sfnref|Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 1|2005}}}}
* {{Cite book |last=Parratt |first=Saroj Nalini Arambam |title=The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: The Cheitharon Kumpapa, Volume 2 |date=2009 |publisher=Foundation Books / Cambridge University Press India |isbn=978-81-7596-854-7 |ref={{sfnref|Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 2|2009}}}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/16008904#map=11/24.5674/93.6076&layers=C Leimatak River], OpenStreetMap, retrieved 16 October 2023.
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/17206450#map=12/24.4607/93.5597&layers=C Henglep Road], OpenStreetMap, retrieved 13 February 2024.
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/17202804#map=13/24.4561/93.6185&layers=C Ukha Road] (between Henglep and Torbung via Ukha Loikhai), OpenStreetMap, retrieved 13 February 2024.

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