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24-618: The contemporary periods of the kingdom had parallelism with the Chinese Golden Ages. The period started from 52 BC in Moirang and 208 BC in China . The Moirang Ningthourol (genealogy of the ancient rulers) were calculated with reference to many ancient texts , including the Cheitharol Kumpapa . The Iwang Puriklai (ruler of Moirang) was the absolute monarch of the kingdom. For

48-512: A force in boats. This force was defeated, and in return the Khuman villages were fired. In the reign of King Chingkhu Telheiba (skilful archer of the hill village), a Khuman, Aton Puremba, shot nine tigers with his bow and arrows and took their skins to the King, who sought a gift worthy of the hunter's prowess. He would not give him clothes or such things. He had no daughter, so he gave him his wife, and by her

72-467: A message to the King. When she went to the Khuyal Leikhong she met the god Pakhangba . She raised the edifice by singing the hymn and delivered message to the King, which directed that all the maibas and maibis of the country should sleep in the temple of Thangching wearing their sacred clothes, which they did. There, in their dreams, they were instructed to divide the people into sections, according to

96-522: A smooth and sound administration, the kingdom was divided into eight leikais (wards or sectors). Along with this division, there were also nine organized marketplaces. There were various institutions of the Phamnaiba Loishangs (Offices hold by Scholars), for smooth and proper conduct of the Thangjing Haraoba in the kingdom. The ancient people worshipped Lord Thangjing , the presiding deity, as

120-425: A storm that had destroyed the Khuyal Leikhong. The King's advisors asked him to summon the famous maibi , Santhong Mari Mai Langjeng Langmei Thouba. She was working in the fields, but came running. The King demanded that she restore the Khuyal Leikhong, and threatened to kill her if she failed. The maibi persuaded the seven gods to teach her a hymn that would restore the Khuyal Leikhong, and they ordered her to convey

144-437: Is 55%. In Moirang, 13% of the population is under six years of age. Moirang is part of Inner Manipur (Lok Sabha constituency) . Khamba Thoibi The ancient legend of Khamba and Thoibi ( Meitei : Khamba Thoibi ) is a classic , as well as one of the epic cycles of incarnations of Meitei mythology and folklore , that is originated from Ancient Moirang kingdom of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur ). It

168-642: Is best known for the being the place of origin of the ancient epic legend of Khamba and Thoibi , one of the seven epic cycles of incarnations of Meitei mythology and folklore . Nationwide, it is also famous for the INA War Museum in the INA Martyrs' Memorial Complex , where Colonel Shaukat Malik of the Indian National Army hoisted the Tricolour for the first time on Indian soil on 14 April 1944. It

192-749: Is referred to as the "national romantic legend of Manipur" by Indian scholar Suniti Kumar Chatterjee . Among the countless retelling editions of the epic story, is Khamba Thoibi Sheireng ( Meitei : ꯈꯝꯕ ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ ꯁꯩꯔꯦꯡ ) an eight-volume, 39,000-line epic poem composed by Hijam Angangha and published in 1940. It was written in Pena Saisak folk ballad style and has been called the national epic of Manipur. The classic tale of Khamba and Thoibi became an Assamese classic as well, after being translated into Assamese language as Khamba Thoibir Sadhukatha , by Assamese author and anthropologist Rajanikanta Bordoloi (1869-1939). According to legend, Keke Moirang

216-419: Is situated approximately 45 km (28 mi) south of the state capital Imphal . It has an area of 269 km (104 sq mi) with a population of 62,187 in 67 villages. There are 12 Panchayats in this block. Historically, the town of Moirang is famous for the ancient temple of the deity, Thangching ( Thangjing ) and the legendary love story of "Khamba Thoibi". In a village named Ngangkhaleikai,

240-415: Is well connected with Imphal and Churachandpur through NH-150. Moirang-Kumbi and Moirang-Thanga are the other important district roads connected to Moirang town. As of 2001 India census , Moirang had a population of 16,684. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Moirang has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy

264-524: The God Thangching began to think that the King and his subjects were so prosperous that they were likely to forget their duties to him, and on the advice of seven gods, the Yakhong Lai, he decided to frighten the King and his people. One night, there were mysterious sounds heard. At first, the King's soldiers found nothing, but when the sounds were heard again, they discovered that the Yakhong Lai, had raised

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288-747: The Indian National Army hoisted the Tricolour for the first time on Indian soil on 14 April 1944, in Moirang with the help of Manipuris like Shri Mairembam Koireng Singh and others who were members of the INA. The INA Museum at Moirang displays some wartime relics and photographs. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, himself also hoisted the Tricolour flag of Indian Independence on 30 December 1943 in Jimkhana Club Port Blair. In which time Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

312-500: The bold hunter had two children Khamnu and Khuman Khamba . Both their parents died, and by dint of begging from door to door, Khamnu got food for herself and her baby brother. Day by day the lad grew in strength and courage. So swift was he that none could race against him. So strong was he that he and he alone dared to seize a mad bull that was raging in the land. Then Chingkhuba Akhuba, brother of King Chingkhuba Telhaiba, ordered his men to seize Khamba and have him trampled to death by

336-462: The duties they would perform. Then the village offices were created and their order of precedence fixed. The maibas chanted the name of the god and the maibis rang the bell. Then, when they had told the King about their dreams, they were bidden to do as the god had said. The King then died and was succeeded by his son Telheiba. During his and subsequent reigns,there were raids against tribals and various villages. Then we get into complications, for in

360-402: The elephant. His sin was that Thoibi had made a coat which she gave to Khamba, for she loved him. The God Thangching warned Thoibi of the peril in which her lover was, and she arose and threatened to kill her father so that Khamba escaped. Then it befell a hunting party that a tiger killed a man in full sight of the King, but Khamba killed the tiger single- handed, and as a reward the King gave him

384-465: The folk of Moirang begged the King to rid himself of the lad, for he would supplant the King. So they put the lad in chains for seven years, and all that time there fell no rain in Moirang. Then the God Thangching appeared to the lad and told him to ask the King to take off his chains. Then the King set the lad free, and the rain fell, but many had died of fever and cholera. The King implored the lad to pardon him for his cruelty and promised him, that when he

408-470: The fortunes of the kingdom, and visited the King in his dreams and instructed him in many matters. The village grew and spread, so much so that in the reign of King Thanga Ipenthaba, the small hill of Thanga was broken and the water let out. Then at the instance of two Khuman women the King slew the King of the Khumans whom he met by chance hunting. In a later reign, Moirang is invaded by the Khumans who assembled

432-485: The less amount of grain that others paid in gratitude of helping to their household works. In ancient times, the king of Moirang was considered as the most powerful among the seven clan kings of Manipur. Till the end of Khamba-Thoibi era the Burmese King paid the annual war reparations money to the Moirang king. During World War II , Moirang was the headquarters of Indian National Army (INA). Colonel Shaukat Malik of

456-482: The old cloth used by Khamba and Nongban are still preserved. The epic story of "Khamba-Thoibi" begins between a beautiful princess name Thoibi daughter of Wangon Ningthou Chingkhu Naha Telheiba, and an orphan man named Khuman Khamba . Khamba was raised up by her own sister when both their parents died when they were very young. Khamnu used to go around the village for pounding grain and lend a hand to others household works at her young age. In return she fed her brother from

480-539: The progenitor of the kingdom. Moirang Moirang ( Meitei : /moi.rāŋ/ ) is a town in the Indian state of Manipur , best known for the tentatively listed UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area (KLCA), covering Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP), the world's only floating national park, the buffer of Loktak Lake (140 sq km) and Pumlen Pat (43 sq. km). It

504-573: The reign of King Laifacheng we are told, the Khumans were wroth with Konthounamba Saphaba and compassed his death. They took him into a wood and fastened him to a tree and left him, but by the aid of the Gods he broke the creeper and made his way to Moirang where he married and had a son. He left Moirang, and went to the land of the Meiteis. The King kept the child, who by favour of the God Thangching grew so strong that

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528-462: Was commander in chief of INA and Hon. President of Indian Government which recognized by 18 countries. The month long Lai Haraoba festival held between mid-May to June originated from Moirang. The graceful Khamba Thoibi dance also originated here at Moirang. Moirang is located at 24°30′N 93°46′E  /  24.5°N 93.77°E  / 24.5; 93.77 . It has an average elevation of 766 metres (2513 feet). Moirang

552-574: Was created by the God Thangching . The first King of Moirang was Iwang Fang Fang Ponglenhanba, who was born of Moirang Leima Nangban Chanu Meirapanjenlei. He attacked tribal villages, brought Thanga under his rule, and fixed his boundaries to the north, where the Luwang King bore sway. He brought in captives, and buried the heads of his fallen enemies in the Kangla or Royal enclosure. After some time,

576-415: Was dead the kingdom should be his for seven years, even as many years as the years of his bondage. So it fell out, and for seven years the lad reigned as King where he had been in chains. Raids against Luwangs on the west against tribal villages, which the historian observes still pay tribute to Moirang, are all we have for a brief space covering some hundred years. The God Thangching kept his interest in

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