The departing British troops had left a dozen ancient cannon balls, not all of which were in one place.

Most of these facilities were inherited by the PLA under agreement with the departing British forces during the 1997 handover.

When the war ended, several hundred of these fighters gathered their families and fled the country with the departing British troops.

The two states were partitioned by the departing British government, following prolonged clashes between Hindus and Muslims and large-scale movements of peoples.