The Anglo-Kuki War, 1917–1919

Jangkhomang Guite is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has specialised on the history of the tribes in Northeast India, and has published good number of scholarly articles in both national and international journals, and in edited volumes. Thongkholal Haokip is Assistant Professor at Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He was formerly with the Department of Political Science, Presidency University, Kolkata, India. He has authored India’s Look East Policy and the Northeast (2015), and edited The Kukis of Northeast India: Politics and Culture (2013). Dr Haokip is the editor of Journal of North East India Studies and Executive Editor of Asian Ethnicity.

Introduction Part I: Understanding the Anglo-Kuki War 1. ‘Fighting the White Men Till the Last Bullet’: General Course of the Anglo-Kuki War 2. The ‘Haka Uprising’ in Chin Hills, 1917-1918 Part II: Tactics, Technology and Symbols 3. Breaking the Spirit of the Kukis: Launching the ‘Largest Series of Military Operations’ in the Northeastern Frontier of India 4. ‘These Crafty Jungle Fighters’: Tactics, Technology and Symbols of Kuki war Part III: Ideas, Ideology and Institutions 5. Patriots and Utilitarian in Anglo-Kuki War: The Case of Southern Manipur, 1917-1919 6. ‘As Men of One Country’: Rethinking the History of Anglo-Kuki War 7. ‘Speak as One Free Nation’: Significance of Kuki War Council 8. Revisiting the ‘Military’: Role of Som Institution in Anglo-Kuki War Part IV: Women and the War 9. Aphonic Partners of War: Role of Kuki Women in Anglo-Kuki War 10. Her-story in History: Women’s Role in the Anglo-Kuki War Part V: Trial and Tribulation 11. Keeping Them Under control: Impact of Anglo-Kuki War