An Imperial Crisis in British IndiaIn 1891, a major anti British revolt erupted in the northeast Indian princely state of Manipur after a dangerously miscalculated attempt by the Government of India to assert its authority in the wake of a palace coup. Following the murder of a number of senior officers, a substantial British force descended upon the state to restore order and bring the prime culprits to a questionable justice, generating widespread condemnation in England. The Manipur