 Maha Bandula left a military garrison of 2000 men commanded by Gen. Maha Thilawa, and returned to Ava.By 1822, the conquests of Manipur and Assam had brought a long border between British India and the kingdom of Ava.The British, based in Calcutta, had their own designs on the region, and actively supported rebellions in Manipur, Assam and Arakan.