Kangla Nongpok Thong

The Kangla Nongpok Thong (Meitei for 'Kangla Eastern Gate'), shortly known as the Nongpok Thong (Meitei for 'Eastern Gate'), is the Eastern Gate Bridge of the Kangla Fort of Imphal, Kangleipak (Meitei for 'Manipur'). With the re-opening of the modern Eastern Gate of the Kangla, the Kangla Western Gate (Meitei: Kangla Nongchup Thong) was closed forever, under the leadership of Nongthombam Biren, the then Chief Minister of Manipur, due to the traditional Meitei belief that the western gate is regarded as the gate of the dead and it is ominous to enter the Kangla through the western doorway.

This article is about the eastern entrance to the Kangla Palace. For the western entrance, see Kangla Sanathong.
Not to be confused with Kangla Nongpok Torban.

Kangla Eastern Gate
Kangla Nongpok Thong
Alternative namesNongpok Thong
EtymologyEastern Entrance Gate of the Kangla
General information
Statusopen
TypeGate Bridge
Architectural styleMeitei architecture
ClassificationGate Bridge
LocationImphal River
Addressfrontier between Imphal East district and Imphal West district
Town or cityImphal
Country
  • Manipur Kingdom (historical)
  •  India (present)
Named forKangla Nongpok Torban
Renovated2022-23
Demolished1891 Anglo Manipur War
ClientKangla Fort Board (KFB)
OwnerGovernment of Manipur
AffiliationMeitei architecture
Height
ArchitecturalMeitei architecture
Design and construction
Architecture firmManipur Police Housing Corporation Limited (MPHC Ltd)
Developer
  • Imphal Smart City Limited (ISCL) (financing agent)
  • Manipur Police Housing Corporation Limited (MPHC Ltd) (working agent)
Main contractorImphal Smart City Limited (ISCL)
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