 S. St. R. Korper, an Assistant Superintendent, was responsible for building a road from Mankat to Nawpawng, according to a 1920 British report.In World War II, Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, then a major, passed through Mankat via Bonchaung Gorge with the Black Watch unit of the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade.in March 1943.The Japanese had a base at Mankat, which was bombed by the US along with Mogok on 4 January 1945.