Kangleipak was an ancient, lesser known civilisation , consisting of the modern day Manipur, India which is still known to some residents as Kangleipak, and other neighbouring regions. The Kangla served as the foremost capital city of this realm from the 15th century BCE, up to medieval times.
6-449: Yek also known as Salai are the collective of clans of the native people of Kangleipak (Manipur).The natives included among the yek include Anal, Tangkhul, Mao, Maring, Kabui, Chothe, Purum, Khoibu, and Kharam. The clan names come from various dialects and surnames but mean the same thing. All natives of Kangleipak are included in the 7 major yek or parent clan. It may be noted that the term Hao used to mean tribes by Meitei people may be
12-475: The National Archives of India, New Delhi ). Most people of ancient Kangleipak were farmers tied to their lands. Their dwellings were restricted to immediate family members. The ancient architectural designs of common houses were believed to be sustainable, eco friendly and affordable. It gives a cooling effect during hot summer and a warming effect during chilling winter . The ancient religion of
18-553: The common name of the native of Manipur Kingdom as both Meitei and various other hao share deep similarity in culture and tradition. Clan name in Meetei language This article about an Indian ethnicity or social group is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kangleipak The territory of this realm is mountainous and thereby, ancient Kangleipak consists of several smaller region each with its own dialect, cultural peculiarities, and identity. At one time during
24-582: The indigenous ethnicities of the hills and the plains is the Sanamahism . The abstract concept of the space time entity is the ultimate God creator of the universe. Beliefs in the divine and in the afterlife were ingrained in ancient Kangleipak from its inception. The ancient rulers were based on the divine right of kings. The Ancient Meitei military ran in the Lallup system. Lal-lup system (literally, Lal means war ; lup means club or association or organization )
30-482: The reign of Meidingu Khagemba the territory of Kangleipak(Manipur) stretched upto the present Yunan Province of modern day China. Kabaw valley in Mayanmar was also a part of Manipur until the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru India gifted it to Myanmar on his visit to Manipur in 1952. Thibomei(now Kohima) was also once annexed by the then King Gambhir Singh . In fact, there were seven independent kingdoms ruled by
36-510: The seven clan dynasties in this realm. These seven principalities had their own capital cities. The Ancient Meitei language (early form of the modern Meitei language ) had a wide array of Meitei scriptures ( Puya (Meitei texts) ), of numerous topics, written in the archaic Meitei script . One of the oldest scriptures is the Wakoklon Heelel Thilen Salai Amailon Pukok Puya , written in 1398 BC (verified by
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