This is the second volume containing the original text of the Cheitharon Kumpapa, together with a translation into English and explanatory notes. The problems of translating this text and the methodology I have adopted have been set out in the Introduction to Volume 1. (The Court Chronicle of Manipur: the Cheitharon Kumpapa Vol. 7, 33–1763 ce, Routledge 2005, Indian edition available from Foundation Books, New Delhi, ISBN 978–04–1534–430–5). This Introduction also deals with the nature of the Cheitharon Kumpapa, together with questions of its dating and historical value, and textual matters. These issues equally apply to the present volume and readers are requested to refer back to the Introduction to Volume 1 for clarification as necessary.

Volume 2 covers the period from 1764–1843 ce, that is from the resumption of the kingship by Chingthangkhompa (also known as Bhagyachandra or Jai Singh) until the promotion of Nara Singh from Regent to King in January 1844. During this period the influence of Hinduism increased and the writers of the Cheitharon Kumpapa have used numerous loan words and technical terms imported from Bengali and Sanskrit. A few Hindustani terms were used as well. I have retained the Manipuri spelling for these terms and added explanatory notes.

There are two important British records dating from this period: Capt. R. Boileau Pemberton's Report on the Frontier of British India (Calcutta 1835) and Maj. W. McCulloch's Account of the Valley ofMunipore and the Hill Tribes (Calcutta 1859).