10 Facts About Khai Kam

Khai Kam was a leader of the Chin people in Myanmar.

Khai Kam's campaign was unsuccessful, and he was captured and sentenced to life imprisonment on the Andaman Islands.

Khai Kam returned to his homeland in 1910 when the British authorities granted him early release.

Khai Kam was the son of Sizang chief Pu Khup Pau and Pi Cing Niang.

Khai Kam was born in 1864 at Khuasak, Tedim Township.

Khai Kam arrived in Kanpale on 30 December 1888 and accompanied the expedition forces.

Although, villages were burnt to ground, Khai Kam did not surrender.

Khai Kam hid in the jungle and continued fighting the British.

Khai Kam was sentenced for life and transported to the Andaman Islands in the Indian Ocean.

When Thado-Kuku, Hakha and Khuangli rebellion happened in 1917, Khai Kam was employed by The British as an advisor during Hakha-Thado Rebellion in 1917.