North–South War of the Lushai Hills

Chhim Leh Hmar Indo; The War of the North and South
Date	1856–1859
Location	Lushai Hills
Result	Stalemate; North captures the South's young chief; Prominent southern village Khawnglung destroyed with a massacre by the North;
Belligerents
Lalpuithanga	Vuta

The Chhim leh Hmar Indo, or the War of the North and South, was a civil war in the Lushai chiefdoms, taking place between 1856 and 1859 and widely considered one of the bloodiest conflicts among the Mizo people. Centered on the Sailo chieftaincy, the conflict involved all of Mizoram’s tribes and major Lals (chiefs). This event led to the migration of Old Kuki people outside of the Lushai Hills to the Barak Valley and Hill Tippera.

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