[15][16][17][18] Spanning over an area of more than 45000 sq ft, the memorial site is dedicated to the Manipuri freedom fighters and the martyrs of the Anglo-Manipur war.

[19][20][21][22] When the Anglo-Manipur War ended in the year 1891, 23 Manipuri warriors were exiled to the British penal colony in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, including Meitei King Kulachandra Dhwaja Singh, the Maharajah of Manipur.

So, Kulachandra Singh and other 22 freedom fighters were imprisoned on the Mount Manipur, in the South Andaman district.

[29][30][31][32][33][34] The Mount Manipur Memorial site displays and houses museum, royal sword monument, galleries, outdoor auditorium, cafeteria and gardens.

"[45] Notably, in the previous year 2021, the same studio won the Silver Medal in Muse Design Awards 2021 for the project Imphal Peace Museum.