Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The city of Imphal (/ˈɪmpəl/, About this sound Imphal.ogg ) is the capital of the Indian state of Manipur. The ruins of the Palace of Kangla are in the city centre, surrounded by a moat. Kangla Fort was home to the paramilitary Assam Rifles until November 2004, when it was transferred to the state of Manipur by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The city's Polo Ground is the world's oldest surviving polo ground in the world.[citation needed] Near the Polo Ground is the Manipur State Museum, with a collection of artifacts and pictures depicting the city's history. Ima Keithel (Mother Market) at Khwairamband Bazar is the only market in the world with all its stalls run by women.[citation needed]In 1944, the battles of Imphal and Kohima were the turning points of the Burma Campaign. For the first time in the southeast Asian theatre, the Japanese lost the initiative to the Allies, (who retained it until the end of the war).[citation needed] On 18 June 1997, the Imphal District was divided into Imphal East and Imphal West.. }
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- Imphal abstract "The city of Imphal (/ˈɪmpəl/, About this sound Imphal.ogg ) is the capital of the Indian state of Manipur. The ruins of the Palace of Kangla are in the city centre, surrounded by a moat. Kangla Fort was home to the paramilitary Assam Rifles until November 2004, when it was transferred to the state of Manipur by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The city's Polo Ground is the world's oldest surviving polo ground in the world.[citation needed] Near the Polo Ground is the Manipur State Museum, with a collection of artifacts and pictures depicting the city's history. Ima Keithel (Mother Market) at Khwairamband Bazar is the only market in the world with all its stalls run by women.[citation needed]In 1944, the battles of Imphal and Kohima were the turning points of the Burma Campaign. For the first time in the southeast Asian theatre, the Japanese lost the initiative to the Allies, (who retained it until the end of the war).[citation needed] On 18 June 1997, the Imphal District was divided into Imphal East and Imphal West.".