What is Kangla?
The '''Palace of Kangla''' ({{lang-omp|ꯀꯪꯂꯥ|kang-laa|dry land}}) was the earliest known [[fort|fortified]] [[capital city]] of [[Ancient Manipur]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.e-pao.net/epSubPageExtractor.asp?src=manipur.Kangla.Kangla_The_ancient_Capital_of_Manipur | title=Kangla the ancient Capital of Manipur }}</ref> It served as the seat of administration of the rulers of many dynasties, right from the reign of Emperor [[Tangja Leela Pakhangba]] in 1445 BC (15th century BC),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://themanipurpage.tripod.com/history/meiteikings.html | title=Meitei Kings }}</ref> though significant advanced developments belonged to the post periods of [[Nongda Lairen Pakhangba]] (33 AD - 153 AD).<ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.e-pao.net/Heritage_Manipur/epShowChapter.asp?src=kangla/origin | title=E-Pao! Books :: Complete e-platform for Manipuris }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.e-pao.net/Heritage_Manipur/epShowChapter.asp?src=kangla/extirpation | title=E-Pao! Books :: Complete e-platform for Manipuris }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.e-pao.net/Heritage_Manipur/epShowChapter.asp?src=kangla/Pakhangba | title=E-Pao! Books :: Complete e-platform for Manipuris }}</ref> [[File:Uttra_Sanglen.JPG|thumb|upright=2.5]] ==Layout== [[File:Sketch map of Manipur.jpg|thumb|center|Layout of the citadel of Kangla, the ancient capital city of Manipur]] ==Gallery== <gallery> Bir Tikendrajit memorial temple .jpg Kangla 3.jpg Kangla dragons imphal.JPG Kangla Fort Complex, Imphal (10).jpeg Kangla Fort Complex, Imphal (135).jpeg Kangla Fort Complex, Imphal (18).jpeg Kangla Fort Complex, Imphal (209).jpeg Kangla Fort Complex, Imphal (216).jpeg Kangla Fort Complex, Imphal (221).jpeg Kangla Fort Complex, Imphal (36).jpeg Kangla Fort Complex, Imphal (75).jpeg Kangla Fort, imphal.JPG Kangla Sha.JPG Kangla Temple.JPG Kangla3.jpg Knagla fort, manipur, India 2.jpg Knagla fort, manipur, India 3.jpg Knagla fort, manipur, India 4.jpg Knagla fort, manipur, India 5.jpg Knagla fort, manipur, India 6.jpg Knagla fort,