Short notes on Gambhir Singh
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He was a son of Chingthang Khomba. He succeeded his nephew Yumjaotaba in April 1821 during the seven years devastation. He abdicated the throne with the arrival of a Burmese force under his cousin Prince Jai Singh, the first puppet king of Manipur under Burmese suzerainty, in October 1821. Gambhir Singh fled to Cachar.
Explanation: He was born on 5 march 1788 . he was the son of Chingthang Khomba . Gambhir Singh with the help of his elder brothers Chourjit and Marjit dethroned Govinda Chandra, the king of Cachar. when govind chandra asked for east India company's protection , his request was refused then he applied for king of burma and he sent an army to cachar to arrest Chourjit, Marjit and Gambhir Singh. The Burmese forces proceeded up to the territory of British East India Company. In March 1824, Lord Amherst, the then Governor General of British India declared war against Burma. The Manipur Levy under Gambhir Singh and his second cousin Nara Singh