Topic summary
Chin tribes
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Chin people.
British rule
Following the Third Anglo-Burmese War, the Chins were surrounded by the British Empire. A series of raids and hostilities in the Lushai Hills and the Chin Hills led to the . This expedition would annex both the Mizos and the Chins. From December 1888 to January 1889, 36 British people were killed, and 54 were wounded. The Chin-Lushai Expedition was launched with the goal of permanent occupation of the Lushai and Chin tribes. The British invaded from Burma, Assam and Chittagong. Chin resistance lasted longer than the British expected, and the terrain was becoming difficult to occupy. The British decided to conquer each tribe at a time. By 1892, the majority of the tribes were put into submission under the British. The Sizang, Sukte, Kamhau, and Thantlang of the Laimi opposed the British, while others refused to give up their slaves. In 1895–1896, after experiencing famine due to long-term warfare and British burning of local granaries and crops, the Chins surrendered.