"Khuman Leipaak" () (literally, ''"Khuman kingdom"'') was an independent powerful kingdom, ruled by the kings of the
Khuman dynasty
Khuman Salai ( mni, ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯁꯂꯥꯢ) (literally, ''"Khuman dynasty"'') is a clan, which probably ruled parts of Kangleipak (present day Manipur) prior to subjugation by the Ningthouja dynasty (Mangang) c. 13th Century. The Khuman-Lon ...
in
Ancient Manipur
The Manipur Kingdom
was an ancient independent kingdom at the India–Burma frontier that was in subsidiary alliance with British India from 1824, and became a princely state in 1891. It bordered Assam Province in the west and Brit ...
. The principality flourished at the shores of the
Loktak lake.
Mayang Imphal, the capital city of the kingdom, was situated at the left banks of the
Imphal River
The Imphal River ( mni, Imphal Turel), also known as the Turel Achouba, is a major river in Manipur state, northeastern India which originates in Kangpokpi district to the north of Kangpokpi district headquarters Kangpokpi. It is a tributary of ...
, until the middle of the 14th century AD.
The Khuman kingdom was once more extensive and prosperous than that of the
Ningthoujas.
[{{Cite book , last=Devi , first=Nunglekpam Premi , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kqJVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA90 , title=A Glimpse of Manipuri Literary Works , publisher=FSP Media Publications , year=2018 , isbn= , page=90] However, it became dependent on the
Ningthouja kingdom by the 12th century AD.
See also
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Khuman Khamba
Khuman Khamba or Moirang Khamba is a hero in Meitei folklore. He belongs to the Khuman clan ( mni, Khuman Salai). He is the hero as well as the protagonist of the Meitei epic poem ''Khamba Thoibi'' of the Moirang Shayon legends in the Moirang ...
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Khumanlol
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Khuman Pokpa
Khuman Pokpa ( mni, ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯄꯣꯛꯄ) or Khuman Apokpa ( mni, ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯑꯄꯣꯛꯄ) is the Apokpa (Ancestor God) of the Khuman clan. He is regarded as the founder of the Khuman dynasty. He is one of the three members of the M ...
References
History of India
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