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{{short description|Fortified Palace in Manipur, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Contains special characters|Meitei}}
{{Infobox ancient site
| name = Kangla
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* Kangla Fort
* Kangla Palace
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| image1 = The sacred idols of God Pakhangba and his divine consort kept inside the Pakhangba Temple in the Kangla Fort in Imphal.jpg
| image2 = The Kangla Gate.JPG
| image3 = Front view of two "Hiyang Hiren" watercrafts (boats of the royalties) in the middle and two "Tanna Hee" watercrafts (boats of the commoners) in the sideways, kept inside the "Hijagang" (Boatyard) in the Kangla Fort in Imphal.jpg
| image4 = Temple of God Pakhangba of Sanamahi religion inside the Kangla Fort, Imphal West, Manipur.jpg
| image5 = Statue of Maharaja Nara Singh in front of the Western Entrance to the Kangla fort in Imphal.jpg
| image6 = Kangla Fort, Manipur, India 3.jpg
| image7 = Uttra Sanglen.JPG
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| caption = From top, left to right: the sacred images of God [[Pakhangba]] and his consort, the [[Kangla Sanathong]], the holy [[Hiyang Hiren]]s inside the [[Hijagang]], the [[Pakhangba Temple, Kangla]], the [[statue of Meidingu Nara Singh]], the [[Sanggai Yumpham]] and the dual statues of [[Kangla Sha]] dragon, the [[emblem of Manipur]]
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| location = [[Imphal West district]]
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* [[File:British Army Logo.svg|22px]] [[British Army]]
* [[File:Assam Rifles LOGO.svg|22px]] [[Assam Rifles]] ([[Indian Army]])
* [[File:Kanglasa.svg|22px]] [[Government of Manipur]]
| event = [[Anglo Manipur War]]
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| ownership = [[File:Kanglasa.svg|22px]] [[Government of Manipur]]
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{{Kingdom of Manipur}}

The {{lang|mni|'''Kangla'''}},<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=H. Surmangol |date=2006 |title=Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Kangla |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/app/sharma_query.py?qs=%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%A1%EA%AF%82%EA%AF%A5&searchhws=yes# |access-date=2022-07-28 |website=dsal.uchicago.edu}}</ref> officially known as the '''Kangla Fort''',<ref>{{Cite book |last=Deshpande |first=Abhijeet |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lblDDwAAQBAJ&q=Kangla+Fort+or+Kangla+Palace&pg=PT98 |title=Backpacking North East India: A Curious Journey |date=2017-12-19 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-946556-80-6 |pages=98 |language=en}}</ref> is an old [[Fortification|fortified]] [[palace]] at [[Imphal]] in the [[Manipur]] state of India.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sajnani |first=Manohar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vdMNBxOsvrUC&dq=kangla+fort&pg=PA226 |title=Encyclopaedia of Tourism Resources in India |date=2001 |publisher= |isbn=978-81-7835-017-2 |pages=226 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last1=James |first1=Rajesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jnQxEAAAQBAJ&q=The+Kangla+Fort%2Fthe+Kangla+Palace+is+an+old+palace+at+Imphal+in+Manipur&pg=PA232 |title=India Retold: Dialogues with Independent Documentary Filmmakers in India |last2=Venkatesan |first2=Sathyaraj |date=2021-07-01 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-5013-5269-0 |pages=232 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Prakash |first=Col Ved |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wxkC9S2jYCkC&dq=kangla+fort&pg=PA1600 |title=Encyclopaedia of North-East India |date=2007 |publisher=Atlantic Publishers & Dist |isbn=978-81-269-0706-9 |pages=1600 |language=en}}</ref> It was formerly situated on both sides (western and eastern) of the bank of the [[Imphal River]], now remaining only on the western side in ruined conditions. Kangla means "the prominent part of the dry land" in old [[Meitei language|Meetei]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sanajaoba |first=Naorem |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-CzSQKVmveUC&dq=kangla+dry+land&pg=PA415 |title=Manipur, Past and Present: The Heritage and Ordeals of a Civilization |date=1988 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=978-81-7099-853-2 |pages=415 |language=en}}</ref> It was the traditional seat of the past [[Meitei people|Meetei]] rulers of Manipur.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Chandra |first1=N. D. R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cfg6fjTBK1cC&dq=kangla+fort&pg=PA82 |title=Ecology, Myth, and Mystery: Contemporary Poetry in English from Northeast India |last2=Das |first2=Nigamananda |date=2007 |publisher=Sarup & Sons |isbn=978-81-7625-742-8 |pages=82 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Binodini |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u3yPDAAAQBAJ&q=Kangla+Fort%2C+the+seat+of+Manipuri+monarchy&pg=PT203 |title=The Maharaja's Household: A Daughter's Memories of Her Father |date=2015-03-17 |publisher=Zubaan |isbn=978-93-84757-19-9 |pages=203 |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Guide map of the Kangla fort of Imphal.jpg|thumb|300px|Guide map of the Kangla displayed to the public]]
Kangla ([[Imphal]]) was the ancient capital of pre-modern [[Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Chandra |first1=N. D. R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cfg6fjTBK1cC&dq=kangla+fort&pg=PA82 |title=Ecology, Myth, and Mystery: Contemporary Poetry in English from Northeast India |last2=Das |first2=Nigamananda |date=2007 |publisher=Sarup & Sons |isbn=978-81-7625-742-8 |pages=82 |language=en}}</ref>
The Kangla is a revered spot for the people of [[Manipur]], reminding them of the days of their independence. It is a sacred place to the [[Meiteis]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dhar |first=Pannalal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rdbAjbRgjdwC&dq=kangla+fort&pg=PA115 |title=Ethnic Unrest in India and Her Neighbours: Also Includes Europe, West Asia, the Balkans and Africa |date=1998 |publisher=Deep & Deep Publications |isbn=978-81-7100-818-6 |pages=115 |language=en}}</ref>

The Kangla is being proposed to be declared as a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]], for which there are discussions ongoing in the [[Indian Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-02-05 |title=Manipur titular king moves Parliament to declare Kangla Fort as World Heritage Site |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/imphal/manipur-titular-king-moves-parliament-to-declare-kangla-fort-as-world-heritage-site/articleshow/80704014.cms |access-date=2023-02-08 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kangla as a World Heritage Site |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/6177/kangla-as-a-world-heritage-site |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=[[Imphal Free Press]] |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
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|quote = "One of the outstanding figures in the history of architecture in ancient Manipur was Naophangba (428-518 CE), who aside [sic] the foundation stone of the Kangla, the "Namthak Sarongpung", the holiest place of the Manipuries."
|source = —L.Kunjeswori Devi., p. 108<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sana |first=Raj Kumar Somorjit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eybpM1KZjVoC&dq=kangla+history&pg=PA28 |title=The Chronology of Meetei Monarchs: From 1666 CE to 1850 CE |date=2010 |publisher=Waikhom Ananda Meetei |isbn=978-81-8465-210-9 |pages=28 |language=en}}</ref>
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The Kangla was the seat of administration of the [[List of Meitei kings|Meitei rulers]] of the [[Ningthouja dynasty]] (33 CE to 1891 CE).<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Michaud |first1=Jean |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wZksDQAAQBAJ&dq=Kangla+Ningthouja+dynasty+33&pg=PA245 |title=Historical Dictionary of the Peoples of the Southeast Asian Massif |last2=Swain |first2=Margaret Byrne |last3=Barkataki-Ruscheweyh |first3=Meenaxi |date=2016-10-14 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield]] |isbn=978-1-4422-7279-8 |pages=245 |language=en}}</ref>

== Flora and fauna ==
[[File:A tree of Koubilla (Grevillea robusta) species growing inside the Kangla fort in Imphal, Kangleipak (Manipur).jpg|thumb|200px|A tree of Koubilla ({{lang|la|[[Grevillea robusta]]}}) species growing inside the Kangla]]
The Kangla possesses a sobriquet, "Lungs of Imphal" as it is heavily forested, providing oxygen at a massive level in the heart of the metropolis of Manipur.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CM leads plantation drive inside Kangla |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2019/6/26/Imphal-Jun-25-DIPR-Pushing-the-recently-launched-CM-s-Green-Manipur-Mission-forward-Chief-Minister-N-Biren-Singh-today-led-a-mass-tree-plantation-drive-inside-Kangla-Around-700-indigenous-fruit-.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-26 |title=Manipur CM Leads Mass Tree Plantation Drive at 'Sacred Kangla' |url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/breaking-news/story/manipur-chief-leads-mass-tree-plantation-drive-sacred-kangla-399049-2019-06-26 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-26 |title=Manipur CM leads plantation drive at Kangla fort; announces indigenous names for gardens - Eastern Mirror |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/manipur-cm-leads-plantation-drive-at-kangla-fort-announces-indigenous-names-for-gardens/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=easternmirrornagaland.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Unfortunately, due to some developmental construction activities in the last few years, some minor but significant deforestation occurred inside the Kangla.

In the year 2009, the Kangla Herbal Garden was set up by the Kangla Fort Board, in order to carry out the plan of planting medicinal plants inside the Kangla into action. The responsibility for bringing up the botanical garden was held by the [[Lamphelpat|Lamphel]] based sub-branch of the [[North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat]] (NEIST).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Imphal Free |title=Kangla herbal garden in dire straits {{!}} KanglaOnline |url=http://kanglaonline.com/2012/11/kangla-herbal-garden-in-dire-straits/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In the year 2010, the [[Government of Manipur]] financed {{INR Convert|6.16|l|year=2010}} out of {{INR Convert|13.46|l|year=2010}} to the NEIST to carry out the task. It planted around 131 different plants, (including around 20 medicinal plant species) in the garden. Notable plant species nurtured in the Kangla Herbal Garden include "heigru" ({{lang|la|[[Phyllanthus emblica Linn]]}}), "kihori" ({{lang|la|[[Phyllanthus acidus Linn]]}}), [[agar]] ([[Aquilaria agallocha Lamp]]), [[neem]] ([[Azadirachta indica A Zuss]]), tera ({{lang|la|[[bombax malabaricum|Mobax malabathricum Linn]]}}), singairei ({{lang|la|[[Nyctanthes arbotristis Linn]]}}) and leihao ({{lang|la|[[Michelia champaca Linn]]}}). An area covering 3.5 acres of land was allocated for the development of the botanical garden by the [[Manipur Government]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=Imphal Free |title=Kangla herbal garden in dire straits {{!}} KanglaOnline |url=http://kanglaonline.com/2012/11/kangla-herbal-garden-in-dire-straits/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |language=en-US}}</ref>

During the month of June in 2019, around 700 indigenous fruit-bearing tree saplings were planted inside the {{langnf|mni|Nura Heikol|term1=Women's [[fruit garden]] |term2=Ladies' [[orchard]]}}, formerly known as "Biodiversity Park" of the Kangla) of the Kangla by the [[Government of Manipur]], under the initiative of Green Manipur Mission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CM leads plantation drive inside Kangla |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2019/6/26/Imphal-Jun-25-DIPR-Pushing-the-recently-launched-CM-s-Green-Manipur-Mission-forward-Chief-Minister-N-Biren-Singh-today-led-a-mass-tree-plantation-drive-inside-Kangla-Around-700-indigenous-fruit-.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-26 |title=Manipur CM Leads Mass Tree Plantation Drive at 'Sacred Kangla' |url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/breaking-news/story/manipur-chief-leads-mass-tree-plantation-drive-sacred-kangla-399049-2019-06-26 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-26 |title=Manipur CM leads plantation drive at Kangla fort; announces indigenous names for gardens - Eastern Mirror |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/manipur-cm-leads-plantation-drive-at-kangla-fort-announces-indigenous-names-for-gardens/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=easternmirrornagaland.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

During the month of September in 2019, around 120 trees, including mayokfa, agar, uningthou, teak, chahui and samba, were planted inside the Kangla by the editorial board and the management team of "The Sangai Express" (TSE), a newspaper daily of Manipur, on its 20th foundation day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TSE takes up tree plantation drive at Kangla on 20th foundation day: 12th sep19 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=6..120919.sep19 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TSE takes up tree plantation drive at Kangla on 20th foundation day |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2019/9/12/IMPHAL-Sep-11-As-part-of-the-20th-foundation-day-of-The-Sangai-Express-editorial-and-management-staff-of-the-daily-carried-out-a-tree-plantation-programme-inside-Kangla-today-.amp.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref>

There's another garden named "Engellei Leikol" (formerly known as "Rock Garden" of the Kangla) located in the southern part of the Kangla.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CM leads plantation drive inside Kangla |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2019/6/26/Imphal-Jun-25-DIPR-Pushing-the-recently-launched-CM-s-Green-Manipur-Mission-forward-Chief-Minister-N-Biren-Singh-today-led-a-mass-tree-plantation-drive-inside-Kangla-Around-700-indigenous-fruit-.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-26 |title=Manipur CM Leads Mass Tree Plantation Drive at 'Sacred Kangla' |url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/breaking-news/story/manipur-chief-leads-mass-tree-plantation-drive-sacred-kangla-399049-2019-06-26 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-26 |title=Manipur CM leads plantation drive at Kangla fort; announces indigenous names for gardens - Eastern Mirror |url=https://easternmirrornagaland.com/manipur-cm-leads-plantation-drive-at-kangla-fort-announces-indigenous-names-for-gardens/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=easternmirrornagaland.com |language=en-GB}}</ref>

During the month of May in 2022, around 50 fruit-bearing plants were planted inside the Kangla by the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD).<ref>{{Cite web |title=50 fruit bearing plants planted inside Kangla Fort in Imphal |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/manipur/50-fruit-bearing-plants-planted-inside-kangla-fort-in-imphal |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=[[Imphal Free Press]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Saplings planted at Kangla Fort |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2022/5/7/IMPHAL-May-6The-Institute-of-Bioresources-and-Sustainable-Development-IBSD-Imphal-planted-arou.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tree Plantation Programme at Kangla 20220507 |url=http://e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=news_section.Press_Release.Press_Release_2022.Tree_Plantation_Programme_at_Kangla_20220507 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref>

There's a plan for planting 10,000 saplings of fruit bearing trees inside the Kangla by the Kangla Fort Board, under the leadership of [[Nongthombam Biren]], the [[Chief Minister of Manipur]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gurumayum |first=William |title=CM leads mass plantation drive at Kangla 10,000 fruit bearing trees will be planted inside Kangla: CM - Imphal Times |url=https://www.imphaltimes.com/news/item/14818-cm-leads-mass-plantation-drive-at-kangla-10-000-fruit-bearing-trees-will-be-planted-inside-kangla-cm |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=www.imphaltimes.com |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-06-06 |title=10 thousand fruit bearing tree saplings to be planted in Kangla Fort complex {{!}} Pothashang News |url=https://www.pothashang.in/2019/06/06/10-thousand-fruit-bearing-tree-saplings-planted-kangla-fort-complex/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Pothashang |language=en-GB}}</ref>

== Places ==
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| [[File:The Kangla Gate.JPG|thumb|100px]]
| [[Western Kangla Gate]] ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯀꯪꯂꯥ ꯁꯅꯊꯣꯡ}}|kangla santhong|Golden Door of the Kangla}})
| The grand royal entrance gate to the Kangla from the western side
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| [[File:Northern view of the Statues of Kanglasha, the Meitei mythical Dragon Lion God, located inside the Kangla Fort in Imphal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| [[Kanglasha]] ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯀꯪꯂꯥꯁꯥ}}||Dragons of the Kangla}})
| A pair of sculptures dedicated to the lion god [[Nongshaba]].
|-
| [[File:Kangla Fort Complex, Imphal (216).jpeg|thumb|100px]]
| [[Kangla Museum]] ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯀꯪꯂꯥ ꯃꯤꯎꯖꯤꯌꯝ}}}})
| A museum that showcases the lifestyle of Meitei rulers of the [[Ningthouja dynasty]] as well as the ancient Meitei artistic and cultural heritage and maps of {{langnf|mni|[[Kangleipak]]|[[Manipur]]}})
|-
| [[File:Southwestern view of the Kangla Uttra Shanglen, the religious office building of Sanamahism, inside the Kangla fort in Imphal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| Kangla Uttra Shanglen ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯀꯪꯂꯥ ꯎꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯥ ꯁꯪꯂꯦꯟ}}||Royal Office Building of the Kangla}})
| A religious office building of [[Sanamahism]] (traditional [[Meitei religion]]), built in the traditional [[Meitei architecture|Meitei architectural style]]. The most significant and the holiest element is the ''chirong'' (literally, "horns"), which is the V-shaped design adorned on the roof of the building.
|-
| [[File:Southern gateway to the citadel of the Kangla fort in Imphal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| [[Sanggai Yumpham]] ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯁꯪꯒꯥꯏ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝ}}||Royal residence}})
| A fortified [[royal residence]] inside the Kangla.
|-
| [[File:Manung Kangjeibung - the Polo Ground of the Meitei royalties, located inside the Kangla fort in Imphal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| [[Inner Polo Ground]] ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯃꯅꯨꯡ ꯀꯥꯡꯖꯩꯕꯨꯡ}}|manung kangjeibung}})
| Ningthouja dynasty polo field located to the south west of the [[Sanggai Yumpham|citadel inside the Kangla]]
|-
| [[File:Manung Thangapat - the Inner Moat of the Kangla Fort in Imphal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| Manūng Thāngapāt ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯃꯅꯨꯡ ꯊꯥꯡꯒꯄꯥꯠ}}||inner moat}})
| Manung Thangapat is the Inner Moat of the Kangla Fort, encircling and protecting the Sanggai Yumpham as a second line of defense.
|-
| [[File:Statue of Maharaja Nara Singh in front of the Western Entrance to the Kangla fort in Imphal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| [[Statue of Meidingu Nara Singh]] ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯃꯩꯗꯤꯡꯉꯨ ꯅꯔꯁꯤꯡꯍꯒꯤ ꯃꯤꯇꯝ}}|meidingu narasinghgi mitam}})
| The grand bronze sculpture of King [[Raja Nara Singh|Nara Singh]] riding on a [[Manipuri pony]].
|-
| [[File:The Manglen of Maharaja Bodhchandra inside the Kangla Fort in Imphal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| The [[tomb]] of King [[Bodhchandra Singh|Bodhchandra]] ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ ꯕꯣꯙꯆꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯒꯤ ꯃꯪꯂꯦꯟ}}|ningthou bodhchandragi manglen}})
| The site where the mortal remains of Maharaja Bodhchandra Singh (Manglen of Ningthou Bodhchandra or Samadhi of Maharaja Bodhchandra) , the last ruler of sovereign state of [[Manipur Kingdom]], was consigned to flames in 9 December 1955.
|-
| [[File:Chingkhei Eekon - a sacred pond of the Meitei people in the northeastern corner of the citadel and the palace building of the Kangla fort in Imphal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| Chīngkhei Īkon ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯆꯤꯡꯈꯩ ꯏꯀꯣꯟ|ꯆꯤꯡꯈꯩ ꯏꯀꯣꯟ}}||Northeastern pond}}) or Chingkhei Pukhri.
| A sacred pond in the northeastern corner of the Sanggai Yumpham.
|-
| [[File:Front view of two "Hiyang Hiren" watercrafts (boats of the royalties) in the middle and two "Tanna Hee" watercrafts (boats of the commoners) in the sideways, kept inside the "Hijagang" (Boatyard) in the Kangla Fort in Imphal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| [[Kangla Boatyard]] ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯍꯤꯖꯒꯥꯡ}}|hijagāng}})
| The boatyard houses traditional Meitei royal boats (''hiyang hiren'') and commoners' boats (''tanna hee'').
|-
| [[File:Southeastern view of the Pakhangba Temple inside the Kangla fort in Imphal.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| [[Pakhangba Temple, Kangla]] ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯏꯄꯨꯊꯧ ꯄꯥꯈꯪꯄ ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯪ}}|iputhou pakhangba laishang|Temple of Lord [[Pakhangba]]}})
| A temple dedicated to the god Pakhangba of Sanamahism.
|-
| [[File:ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM.jpg|thumb|100px]]
| [[Archaeological Museum, Kangla]] ({{lang-mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯑꯥꯔꯀ꯭ꯌꯣꯂꯣꯖꯤꯀꯦꯜ ꯃꯤꯎꯖꯤꯌꯝ}}}})
| A museum housing [[Stone Age]] tools and historical stone inscriptions, coins and other artefacts of the Ningthouja dynasty.
|-
| [[File:Site for Meitei Heritage Park of the Kangla Fort in Imphal, Kangleipak (Manipur).jpg|thumb|100px]]
| Site for Meitei Heritage Park
| A Heritage Park dedicated to the Meitei people, the largest ethnicity of [[Manipur]]. It is also known as Meitei Heritage Park.
|}

== See also ==
* [[Kangla Nongpok Torban]]
* [[Museums in Kangla]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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==External links==

* [https://www.ifp.co.in/tag/kangla-fort Kangla Fort] at [[Imphal Free Press]]
*[http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Kangla.Kangla_The_ancient_Capital_of_Manipur The ancient capital of Manipur : E-Pao.Net]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060318175952/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2218/stories/20050909000106500.htm Rediscovering a heritage- By SUSHANTA TALUKDAR]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111015043540/http://gallery.kanglaonline.com/2011/08/kangla-fort-manipur-amrit-koijam/ Kangla Fort Beautiful Photos - KanglaOnline.com]

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