Khuman () is a group of people, which is recognized as one of the seven Yek Salai clans of the composite

Meitei confederacy Meitei confederacy, also known as Meitei confederation, refers to a union of seven groups or clans () of the Meitei ethnicity. The seven components of the Meitei confederacy are Ningthouja (also known as Mangang), Luwang, Khuman, Angom, Moirang ...

. Historically, they ruled parts of Kangleipak (present day

Manipur Manipur () is a state in northeastern India with Imphal as its capital. It borders the Indian states of Assam to the west, Mizoram to the south, and Nagaland to the north and shares the international border with Myanmar, specifically t ...

) prior to subjugation by the

Ningthouja dynasty The Ningthouja dynasty, also known as Mangang dynasty, comprises the descendants of the kings of Manipur. Ningthouja literally means progeny of King (''Ningthou'' means king and ''cha'' or ''macha'' means progeny in which ''ja'' is a corrupted ...

(

Mangang Mangang () is a group of people, which is recognized as one of the seven Yek Salai clans of the composite Meitei confederacy. It consists of several Yumnaks, which belong to the native people of ancient Kangleipak (now Manipur), one of th ...

) c. 13th century. The Khuman-Lon Puya records information about their rule. The

Meitei language Meitei (; ) also known as Manipuri ), is a Tibeto-Burman language of northeast India. It is the official language and the lingua franca of Manipur and an additional official language in four districts of Assam. It is one of the scheduled ...

meaning of Khuman is a narrowed darkness. Flag of Kangleipak

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Khuman was the son of Iputhou Pakhangba and Loikhumpi Mawai Thoungailenpi. He was born inside Kangla Palace,

Imphal Imphal (; , ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (officially known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the former Kingdom of Manipur, surrounded by a ...

at evening when sunset sky is somewhat dark in colour. He ruled the

Mayang Imphal Mayang Imphal is a town and municipal council in Imphal West district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Manipur. Pin code of Mayang Imphal is 795132. Geography Mayang Imphal is located at on the bank of the Imphal river, a ...

province of Kangleipak kingdom as the Khuman province for several years.

Khuman Khamba Khuman Khamba or Moirang Khamba is a hero in Meitei folklore. He belongs to the Khuman dynasty, Khuman clan (). He is the hero as well as the protagonist of the Meitei epic poetry, epic poem ''Khamba Thoibi'' of the Moirang Shayon legends in t ...

, one of legendary powerful hero from

Moirang Moirang () 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 nation ...

was amongst Khuman Salai(clan).

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{{Reflist Meitei clans

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