 From the ancient times Samurou has been a noted place in the history of Kangleipak(Manipur).Chigong, one of the seven Maichous(scholars) of Kangleipak was born in Samurou.There is also a noted proverb which says "pena semmi ngeida Samurou youii" which means of loitering around doing only one work keeping the rest of the work aside.