The Loiyumpa Silyel (
Modern Meitei
Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
: "Loiyumba Sinyen"), also termed as the Loyumpa Silyel (
Modern Meitei
Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
: "Loyumba Sinyen") or the Loiyumpa Shilyel (
Modern Meitei
Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
: "Loiyumba Shinyen") or the Loyumpa Shilyel (
Modern Meitei
Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
: "Loyumba Shinyen") or the Loyumba Sinyen ( omp, ), is an 11th-12th century
ancient Meitei language
Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
written
constitution, regulated in the
Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur) during the rule of King
Loiyumba
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(1074-1122 CE). In 1110 CE, its format was finalised from a
promulgation
Promulgation is the formal proclamation or the declaration that a new statutory or administrative law is enacted after its final approval. In some jurisdictions, this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect.
After a new law ...
of the proto-constitution, drafted in 429 CE by King
Naophangba
Meidingu Naophangba () was a Meitei people, Meetei ruler of Ningthouja dynasty of Ancient Kangleipak, Ancient Manipur (Ancient Kangleipak, Antique Kangleipak). He is the successor of Naokhamba and the predecessor of Sameirang, Sameiraang. He prom ...
.
Historically, it is the first written constitution, and one of the well recorded
Ancient Meitei language
Meitei (), also known as Manipuri (, ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of north-eastern India. It is spoken by around 1.8 million people, predominantly in the state of Manipur, but also by smaller communities in the rest of the country and in pa ...
texts of the kingdom.
It was replaced by the
Manipur State Constitution Act 1947
Manipur State Constitution Act 1947 is an act which enabled Manipur State to have a dejure written constitution enacted by the last Maharajah of Manipur Bodhchandra Singh.
The validity of the act in present time is debated.
Background
After ...
, that was functional until
Manipur was merged into
Republic of India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
on October 15, 1949.
It includes the accounts of the distribution of the duties to the subjects of the king. Its rules and regulations remains to be an authoritative work in the
Meitei social system till the present day
Manipur.
See also
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Cyrus the Great
Cyrus II of Persia (; peo, 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 ), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, the first Persian empire. Schmitt Achaemenid dynasty (i. The clan and dynasty) Under his rule, the empire embraced ...
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Hammurabi
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Magna Carta
(Medieval Latin for "Great Charter of Freedoms"), commonly called (also ''Magna Charta''; "Great Charter"), is a royal charter of rights agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. First drafted by the ...
References
External links
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Meitei culture
Manipur Kingdom
History of Manipur
Constitutions