History of Manipur will be incomplete without knowing about #Tangkhul Sarang Pakhangba, Funal #Maring Telheiba, #Chothe Thangwai Pakhangba, #Kabui Salang Maiba, Wangpuren of #Anal.
Don't be proud of two terms #Kuki and #Naga given by some foreigners. Know your roots, your identity and culture. No force can erase the history of Manipur. Citing some researcher's view, "...Mao-Maram and Tangkhul ladies were the queens of Manipur from time to time. Notably, Ingallei, queen of Paikhomba, Nungthilchaibi, queen of Pamheiba, from the Mao-Marams and queen Leisana of Pakhangba from the Tangkhuls."
After the Nongban clan, Nongyai from the Khuman Clan gained the ascendency. He has nine children and established their settlements at Mongba Sangai. His eldest son, Kaobi was the progenitor of the Khuman clan. The youngest son, Angou became an Angom. Another son became a Tangkhul.
When Kege (Keke) became the ruling clan, it brought in three clans namely, Khaba,Tangba and Chakot. Khaba became Khamaran tribe, Tangba became Tangkhul tribe and Chakot became the Chakot tribe. The Kege clan went southwards and merged with the Moirang clan. All these clans existed around 2000 BC, after King Kangba era.
Even, the Anal tribes living in Chandel district of Manipur cannot be separated from the Meetei tribes. Wangbrel, one of the nine deities who protect the south direction married an Anal lady named Shangnu of Anal Khullen. Wangbrel was the God of Water. Homage is regularly paid at the Shrine, erecting two stones of which the bigger one symbolises Wangbrel while the smaller symbolizing Shangnu.
(Excerpt from the forthcoming book TANGKHULS ARE MEETEI TRIBE)
Don't be proud of two terms #Kuki and #Naga given by some foreigners. Know your roots, your identity and culture. No force can erase the history of Manipur. Citing some researcher's view, "...Mao-Maram and Tangkhul ladies were the queens of Manipur from time to time. Notably, Ingallei, queen of Paikhomba, Nungthilchaibi, queen of Pamheiba, from the Mao-Marams and queen Leisana of Pakhangba from the Tangkhuls."
After the Nongban clan, Nongyai from the Khuman Clan gained the ascendency. He has nine children and established their settlements at Mongba Sangai. His eldest son, Kaobi was the progenitor of the Khuman clan. The youngest son, Angou became an Angom. Another son became a Tangkhul.
When Kege (Keke) became the ruling clan, it brought in three clans namely, Khaba,Tangba and Chakot. Khaba became Khamaran tribe, Tangba became Tangkhul tribe and Chakot became the Chakot tribe. The Kege clan went southwards and merged with the Moirang clan. All these clans existed around 2000 BC, after King Kangba era.
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| An Anal tribe living in the Chandel District of Manipur. (photo courtesy - HL/Google image) |
Even, the Anal tribes living in Chandel district of Manipur cannot be separated from the Meetei tribes. Wangbrel, one of the nine deities who protect the south direction married an Anal lady named Shangnu of Anal Khullen. Wangbrel was the God of Water. Homage is regularly paid at the Shrine, erecting two stones of which the bigger one symbolises Wangbrel while the smaller symbolizing Shangnu.
(Excerpt from the forthcoming book TANGKHULS ARE MEETEI TRIBE)
