Manipur, an erstwhile princely state of northeastern India, suffered in the hands of Burmese during 1819-25 and again in the hands of British in 1891. Since 1891, the state had been under the control of the British government of India. With the change in hands of the seat of administration, the economy of the state underwent drastic changes.Following pure economic history approach, we analyse the salient features of the economy of Manipur during the feudal and colonial era. It was observed that the otherwise self-sufficient food economy of the feudal era was distorted during the colonial period. The colonial policy not only robbed the rice economy but also shunned the paths of industrialisation, thus preventing the natural transition of an economy. The policy of monetisation and commercialisation of agriculture led to export-led-retardation of the people and de-industrialisation of the economy with feeble trends towards tertiarisation of the economy.

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曼尼普尔邦经济史：一些探索

曼尼普尔邦（Manipur）是印度东北部的一个王子王朝国家，在1819-25年间曾受缅甸之苦，1891年又受英国之苦。自1891年以来，该邦一直处于印度英国政府的控制之下。随着政府所在地的变化，国家经济发生了巨变。遵循纯粹的经济史方法，我们分析了封建和殖民时期曼尼普尔邦经济的显着特征。有人发现，在殖民时期，封建时代原本自给自足的粮食经济被扭曲了。殖民政策不仅抢夺了稻米经济，也避免了工业化的道路，从而阻碍了经济的自然转型。