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1st footprint in Bangladesh
In the early days, Manipur had different names such as Kangleipak, Kyangkleipang, Kyanglei and the Manipuris were known as Meitei. During the reign of Maharaj Garib Nawaz (1709-1748), some missionaries arrived here from sylhet. There was an opinion that these missionaries named this land 'Manipur' and its principal inhabitants, Manipuris. The mahabharata has a mention of Manipur and the missionaries but as it was discovered later, Manipur of Mahabharata and Manipur of Sylhet were not the same place. Manipuris migrated to the Bangladesh area and settled here at different times due to wars, conflicts and other socio-political reasons.

Their migration started during the reign of Rajarshi Bhagyachandra (1764-1789) and the process was accelerated by the Manipur-Burma War (1819-1825), which is a black chapter in the history of Manipur. After the war with Burma, Manipur was ruled by the Burmese invaders for about seven years. During that period, King Chourajit Singh along with two younger brothers, Marjit Singh and Gambhir Singh took refuge in Sylhet. A hoard of Manipuri subjects followed them. A palace was built at that time at Mirzajangal of Sylhet town.