Meidingu Sameirang () was a
Meetei
The Meitei people, also known as the Manipuri people,P.20: "historically, academically and conventionally Manipuri prominently refers to the Meetei people."P.24: "For the Meeteis, Manipuris comprise Meeteis, Lois, Kukis, Nagas and Pangal." is ...
ruler of
Ningthouja dynasty of
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 ...
(
Antique Kangleipak
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 ...
). He is the successor of
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 ...
and the predecessor of
Ura Konthouba. He was born to King Naophangba of
Ningthouja dynasty and Queen , the princess of
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 518 AD, he defeated
Kwakpa Thawanthaba, the chief of the
Angom
Angom is one of the seven clans of the Meitei people. Angom consists of several Yumnaks which are native peoples of ancient Kangleipak, now Manipur state of India.
See also
*Mangang
*Luwang
* Khuman
*Moilang
*Kha Nganpa
*Salai Leishangthem
...
principality and took possession of his territory after killing him.
He founded the "Phaida Loishang" (eunuch institution) led by a head for the first time in the kingdom. During his reign,
Yumnaks (Meitei families) like
Yengkhom,
Keithellakpam and
Kheirom are found mentioning in the chronicles. These are the descendants of
Thamanglang, the step brother of King Sameirang. His name is mentioned in the inscription found in Khoibu region.
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Manipur, Past and Present: Nagas & Kuki-ChinsEthnic Relations Among the People of North-East IndiaArchaeology in ManipurThe History of Manipur: An early period Kings of Ancient Manipur
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