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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Purvanchal Hills are the eastern arm of the Himalayan system that curves southward along India's frontier with Myanmar, forming the hill ranges of the northeastern states.
- Which ranges make up the Purvanchal Hills?
- How do the Purvanchal Hills differ from the Meghalaya Plateau?
- Why are the Purvanchal Hills strategically important to India?
- Why do the Purvanchal Hills receive heavy rainfall?

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The Purvanchal Hills are the eastern arm of the Himalayan system that curves southward along India's frontier with Myanmar, forming the hill ranges of the northeastern states.

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In 1944 the Imperial Japanese Army's westward offensive was decisively halted in the Naga and Manipur ranges of the Purvanchal Hills at the Battles of Kohima and Imphal.

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