Kuki Raid on Chhagalnaiya (1860)

On 31 January 1860, Kuki Riang led the Kukis of Hill Tippera in raiding the Chhagalnaiya plains, then administered by the Twipra Kingdom and inhabited by ethnic Bengalis and British officers. British troops and policemen were later despatched from Noakhali, Tipperah, and Chittagong to suppress the raiders, but the Kukis had already fled to the jungles of the princely state and never returned to Chhagalnaiya.

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Background and detail

Background. Chhagalnaiya is an upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh, lying in the southern part of the district and bordering Tripura. The Kuki people are an ethnic group of Northeastern India and neighbouring countries including Bangladesh, a general ethnic-geographic fact rather than a detail specific to the 1860 raid. In 1860, the Chhagalnaiya plains were under the administration of the Twipra Kingdom and inhabited by ethnic Bengalis and British officers.

Raid Details. On 31 January 1860, Kuki Riang led the Kukis of Hill Tippera in raiding the Chhagalnaiya plains, an area inhabited by ethnic Bengalis and British officers. The raid involved murder and kidnapping of inhabitants. The legacy record's 31 January date is verified by the supplied passages.

Aftermath. British troops and policemen were dispatched from Noakhali, Tipperah (Comilla), and Chittagong to suppress the raiders. However, the Kukis had already fled to the jungles of the princely state. They never returned to Chhagalnaiya.

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