MAPPING THE MEANS OF TRANSIT IN MANIPUR: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY

Author Details

Md. Baharuddin Shah¹, B. Lalhari Sharma²

^{1, 2} Post-Graduate Department of Geography, G. P. Women’s College, Imphal – 795001 (INDIA)

*Email (Corresponding Author): starbahar@gmail.com

Abstract

The hill routes of Manipur were known to the civilised world since the pre historic period. These routes provided the main links between India and China through Burma. The traders and merchants from both the countries used to pass through this state during those days. The hill-girted valley of Manipur was well decorated by winding routes especially for trade and commerce and frequently traversed by the invaders. These hill routes were among the hill routes in the world. In this paper, an attempt has been made to identify the historical transit routes in Manipur connecting mainly on east and west but also on north of the state. It tries to integrate the geographical facts about important routes of Manipur from historical perspective.

Key Words: Transport, Communication, Manipur, traders and merchants.

Please cite this article as: Md. Baharuddin Shah¹, B. Lalhari Sharma² (2017). MAPPING THE MEANS OF TRANSIT IN MANIPUR: FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY. International Journal of Recent Research and Applied Studies, 4, 3(21),91-96