📍 Memorial🏛️ Historical🌄 Viewpoint

Khongjom War Memorial

Khongjom, Manipur, India

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Overview

The hilltop memorial of the 1891 last stand, where Major General Paona Brajabashi's men fought the British to the end — crowned by a giant sword sculpture.

Why visit: Manipur's Thermopylae — heroic history with sweeping paddy views.

History: Khongjom Day (23 April) honours the battle that ended Manipur's independence; the site is the state's principal patriotic shrine.

Things to do

›Sword monument
›Paona memorial
›Battle history
›Kheba hill views

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar; 23 Apr

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹100–200

Duration

1 hr

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