why did prince Marjit of Manipur invade Cachar
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Marjit Singh was a Meitei royal who ruled Manipur between 1812 and 1819 as a vassal of Burma, but was eventually expelled by the Burmese.[1][2] The Burmese devastated Manipur during a seven-year occupation that came to be known as Chahi-Taret Khuntakpa.
Marjit Singh was a son of Raja Ching-Thang Khomba, the ruler up to 1798. Afterwards, his numerous sons fought for the throne.
Madhuchandra succeeded his father first. He fled to Cachar when the Burmese threatened the kingdom. He tried to regain it with the help of the Cachar king Govinda Chandra. However, he was killed by the troops of his brother, Chourjit Singh. During Chourjit Singh's reign, Marjit Singh fled to Cachar and got into a serious dispute there. Then he went to Burma and received the help of King Bodawpaya and expelled Chourjit Singh.