Thang-ta is combat using sword and spear, which weapons thang and ta stand for. This martial art of the Meiteis originates in military practices from Manipur's medival past, when the independent state was often at war with its neighbours. Manipur was annexed by the British and merged with the Indian Union in mid-twentieth century, when Thang-ta began to be performed for audiences.
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