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{{Short description|Maharaja of Manipur kingdom}}
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'''Kulachandra Singh''' was a [[List of Meitei kings|Meitei monarch]] and the Maharaja of [[Manipur kingdom]]. He was a son of [[Maharaja Chandrakriti]].<ref name="IGI">[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_192.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 186.]</ref>

== Exile to the Cellular Jail ==
At the end of the [[Anglo-Manipur War]] in the year 1891, which resulted in the British victory, Kulachandra Singh and other 22 [[Manipuris|Manipuri]] freedom fighters were exiled to the then British penal colony in the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]. At the time of their exile, the [[Cellular Jail]] ([[Cellular Jail|Kalapani]]) was about to be built in the island. So, Kulachandra Singh and the other 22 men were imprisoned on the [[Mount Manipur]] ([[Mount Harriet, India|Mount Harriet]]), in the present day [[South Andaman]] district.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2021 |title=Explained: Why a peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is now named after Manipur |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/andaman-and-nicobar-islands-mount-harriet-mount-manipur-7581032/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2021 |title=Mount Harriet in Andaman to be named Mount Manipur in tribute to freedom fighters |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mount-harriet-in-andaman-to-be-named-mount-manipur-in-tribute-to-freedom-fighters-101634462840801.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2021 |title=Assam CM welcomes move to rename Mount Harriet in Andaman as Mount Manipur |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/assam-cm-welcomes-move-to-rename-mount-harriet-in-andaman-as-mount-manipur.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Northeast Now |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2021 |title=Tribute to Manipuri freedom fighters: Mount Harriet in Kalapani to be renamed as Mount Manipur |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur/tribute-to-manipuri-freedom-fighters-mount-harriet-in-kalapani-to-be-renamed-as-mount-manipur.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Northeast Now |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |title=Manipur breaks into celebration as Centre renames Andaman's 'Mount Harriet' as 'Mount Manipur' |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/manipur-breaks-into-celebration-as-centre-renames-andamans-mount-harriet-as-mount-manipur/articleshow/87086747.cms?from=mdr |access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mount Harriet to be called Mount Manipur: Amit Shah |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/10401/mount-harriet-to-be-called-mount-manipur-amit-shah |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Commemoration ==
=== Re-christening of a mountain peak ===
Paying tribute to Kulachandra Singh's sacrifice for his motherland [[Manipur]] and spending the rest of his life in the [[Andaman Islands]], the [[Union Government of India]] officially renamed the [[Mount Harriet, India|Mount Harriet]] into [[Mount Manipur]] and the [[Mount Harriet National Park]] into [[Mount Harriet National Park|Mount Manipur National Park]]. During October 2021, [[Amit Shah]], a [[Union Home Minister]] of the [[Republic of India]], initially announced the re-christening of the mountain and the national park.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2021 |title=Mount Harriet in Andaman to be named Mount Manipur in tribute to freedom fighters |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mount-harriet-in-andaman-to-be-named-mount-manipur-in-tribute-to-freedom-fighters-101634462840801.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2021 |title=Tribute to Manipuri freedom fighters: Mount Harriet in Kalapani to be renamed as Mount Manipur |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur/tribute-to-manipuri-freedom-fighters-mount-harriet-in-kalapani-to-be-renamed-as-mount-manipur.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Northeast Now |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |title=Manipur breaks into celebration as Centre renames Andaman's 'Mount Harriet' as 'Mount Manipur' |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/manipur-breaks-into-celebration-as-centre-renames-andamans-mount-harriet-as-mount-manipur/articleshow/87086747.cms?from=mdr |access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Laithangbam |first=Iboyaima |date=17 October 2021 |title=Manipur residents celebrate renaming of Mount Harriet |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur-residents-celebrate-renaming-of-mount-harriet/article37046069.ece |access-date=13 September 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mount Manipur alias Mt Harriet in Andamans |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2021/10/24/S-BalakrishnanMount-Manipur-is-the-new-name-for-Mt-Harriet-in-Andamans-This-was-recently-announc.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mount Harriet to be called Mount Manipur: Amit Shah |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/10401/mount-harriet-to-be-called-mount-manipur-amit-shah |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

=== Mount Manipur Memorial ===
[[Mount Manipur Memorial]] is a [[memorial]] site, that commemorates and pays tributes to Meitei King Kulachandra Singh and the other exiled freedom fighters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 September 2022 |title=Manipur-Based Design Studio Bags Prestigious 'International Muse Design Award 2022' For Mount Manipur Memorial |url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2022/09/03/manipur-based-design-studio-bags-prestigious-international-muse-design-award-2022-for-mount-manipur-memorial/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Northeast Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=4 September 2022 |title=Designer of Mount Manipur Memorial wins Award |url=https://signpostnews.com/designer-of-mount-manipur-memorial-wins-award/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Signpost News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 September 2022 |title=Manipur based design studio bags International Muse Design Award 2022 for its 'Mount Manipur' project |url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/manipur/story/manipur-based-design-studio-bags-international-muse-design-award-2022-its-mount-manipur-project-443339-2022-09-04 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Huidrom Design Studio wins Muse Design Award : 04th sep22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=30..040922.sep22 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref> The site is being built in the [[Mount Manipur]] ([[Mount Harriet, India|Mount Harriet]]) by the [[Government of Manipur]], through an agreement with the authorities of the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], assisted by the [[Union Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2021 |title=Mount Harriet in Andaman to be named Mount Manipur in tribute to freedom fighters |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mount-harriet-in-andaman-to-be-named-mount-manipur-in-tribute-to-freedom-fighters-101634462840801.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2021 |title=Tribute to Manipuri freedom fighters: Mount Harriet in Kalapani to be renamed as Mount Manipur |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur/tribute-to-manipuri-freedom-fighters-mount-harriet-in-kalapani-to-be-renamed-as-mount-manipur.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Northeast Now |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2021 |title=Assam CM welcomes move to rename Mount Harriet in Andaman as Mount Manipur |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/assam-cm-welcomes-move-to-rename-mount-harriet-in-andaman-as-mount-manipur.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Northeast Now |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |title=Manipur breaks into celebration as Centre renames Andaman's 'Mount Harriet' as 'Mount Manipur' |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/manipur-breaks-into-celebration-as-centre-renames-andamans-mount-harriet-as-mount-manipur/articleshow/87086747.cms?from=mdr |access-date=13 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mount Harriet to be called Mount Manipur: Amit Shah |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/10401/mount-harriet-to-be-called-mount-manipur-amit-shah |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of Manipuri kings]]
*[[Manipur (princely state)]]

== References ==
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* [http://pib.nic.in/feature/fe0799/f1507991.html Bir Tikendrajit – The Hero of Manipur] in Press Information Bureau, Government of India website.

== External links ==
* [http://archivesmanipur.nic.in/whoswho.htm#JUBARAJ%20TIKENDRAJIT Manipur State Archives – Tikendrajit]
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before= ''[[Surachandra Singh]]''|
title=[[Monarch|King]] of <br /> [[Manipur]] |
years=1890–1891 |
after=[[Meidingngu Churachand|Churachandra]]
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[[Category:Hindu monarchs]]
[[Category:Ningthouja kings]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian monarchs]]

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Anymore6055 at 18:12, 26 February 2026