Capital of Manipur state on the Manipur River, India; population (2001) 217,300. It is a communications and trade centre (tobacco, sugar, fruit). Imphal was besieged between March and June 1944, when Japan invaded Assam, but held out with the help of supplies dropped by air (see Imphal, Battle of)
a city in and the capital of Manipur state, in NE India. 100,605.