Draft:Thangal General

Thangal General also known as Lungthoubu Thangal was a Manipuri military officer. He was born as a naga in about 1817 at Thangal Makeng, he was believed to join Manipur Military at a young age. He was given the title General by the political Agent Sir James Johnstone in 1885 as promoted by the Maharaj Chandrakirti Singh. He was a military leader that fought against the British Raj in the Anglo-Manipur War of 1891. As Manipur Kingdom was defeated in the war, he was executed along with Jubaraj Tikendrajit on 13 August 1891 at Polo Ground, Imphal. He is remembered as one of the great warrior of Manipur Kingdom, and a large statue of Thangal General (with a word in hand) was also erected at Palace Gate, Imphal in 2009.