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Detailed explanation-1: -Patriots Day in Manipur Date in the current year: August 13, 2023. Patriots Day is an official holiday in the Indian state of Manipur, celebrated annually on August 13. It was created to honor the memory of the Manipuri commanders who were hanged for participating in the Anglo-Manipur War.

Detailed explanation-2: -Patriots’ Day is observed every year on August 13 in memory of our brave patriots who laid down their lives in the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1981.

Detailed explanation-3: -August 13 is considered a red-letter day in the history of Manipur as on this fateful day in 1891 the prince of Manipur Bir Tikendrajit and General Thangal were hanged at Pheidapung in Imphal in broad daylight by the British before thousands of Manipuris for revolting against them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Patriots’ Day is observed every year on August 13 in memory of brave patriots, who laid down their lives in the Anglo-Manipuri War of 1891.

Detailed explanation-5: -Manipur pays homage to the martyrs of the 1891 Anglo-Manipur War, the last battle fought between the erstwhile Kingdom of Manipur and the British Empire on 23 March every year. This day is observed as “Khongjom Day”.