Cheitharol Kumbaba
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Cheitharol Kumbaba, also spelled as Cheitharon Kumpapa, is the official royal chronicle of the kings of Manipur
.It claims to trace the history of the meetei kingdom back to 33 CE, and it ends with the last king, Bodhchandra, in 1955. It deals with the uninterrupted record of the Meetei Kings or of the Royal family of Manipur regardless of the manner of the king taking possession of the throne and his origin. It is to the manipuris what the Buranji is to the Assamese
, the Bakhlian to the Marathas, the Twarikhi to the Moguls and the Yazawin to the Burmese
. It is written in Meetei Mayek, the archaic Meetei script.The recording of the Cheitharol Kumbaba was done by the scribes of the royal palace.
script by Pundit Thongam Madhob Singh and published by visvabharati Mandir in 1940s. Then with the permission of Maharaja Churchand Singh the chronicle was edited by L. Ibungohal Singh and Pundit N. Khelchandra Singh and published by the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad in 1967.
clerk, Mamacharan. It was editied and published by L. Joychandra Singh in 1995 under the title "The Lost Kingdom". Another English version of the Chronicle was produced by Saroj N. Arambam Parratt under the title ' The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: Cheitharon Kumpapa Vol.1(Routledge, London and New Delhi) in 2005. Parratt includes a facsimile of the original manuscript of the Cheitharol Kumbaba. The Cheitharol Kumbaba adopted three chronological systems or eras: Kalyabda, Saka
era, Chandrabda or Kangleipak era. From 1666 CE onwards, the days of the week is mentioned in the Cheitharol Kumbaba. In 2010 Rajkumar Somorjit Sana produced an edited english version of the Cheitharol Kumbaba with the corresponding Western dates for each Manipuri day under the title 'The Chronology of Meetei Monarchs ( From 1666 CE to 1850 CE)(Imphal: Waikhom Ananda Meetei, 2010) .
Manipur
Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of...
.It claims to trace the history of the meetei kingdom back to 33 CE, and it ends with the last king, Bodhchandra, in 1955. It deals with the uninterrupted record of the Meetei Kings or of the Royal family of Manipur regardless of the manner of the king taking possession of the throne and his origin. It is to the manipuris what the Buranji is to the Assamese
Assamese people
The Assamese people are a well-defined subgroup of People of Assam. Though sometimes they are defined as the Assamese-speaking Indo-Aryans of the Brahmaputra valley,, this definition is not legally binding...
, the Bakhlian to the Marathas, the Twarikhi to the Moguls and the Yazawin to the Burmese
Burmese
Burmese may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Burma, a country in Southeast Asia. See:**Demographics of Burma**Culture of Burma**:Category:Burmese people* Burmese language* Burmese cuisine-Other:* Burmese Python* Burmese...
. It is written in Meetei Mayek, the archaic Meetei script.The recording of the Cheitharol Kumbaba was done by the scribes of the royal palace.
Bengali versions
Cheitharol Kumbaba was transliterated in BengaliBengali
Bengali may refer to something of, from, or related to Bengal, the region roughly divided between West Bengal, Tripura and Bangladesh.* Bengali people, a major linguistic group in South Asia* Bengali Hindu people, the ethnic group native to eastern India....
script by Pundit Thongam Madhob Singh and published by visvabharati Mandir in 1940s. Then with the permission of Maharaja Churchand Singh the chronicle was edited by L. Ibungohal Singh and Pundit N. Khelchandra Singh and published by the Manipuri Sahitya Parishad in 1967.
English versions
In 1891 Major Maxwell, the Political Agent of Manipur, instructed the court to translate the Cheitharol Kumbaba into english. The translation was carried out by a BengaliBengali
Bengali may refer to something of, from, or related to Bengal, the region roughly divided between West Bengal, Tripura and Bangladesh.* Bengali people, a major linguistic group in South Asia* Bengali Hindu people, the ethnic group native to eastern India....
clerk, Mamacharan. It was editied and published by L. Joychandra Singh in 1995 under the title "The Lost Kingdom". Another English version of the Chronicle was produced by Saroj N. Arambam Parratt under the title ' The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: Cheitharon Kumpapa Vol.1(Routledge, London and New Delhi) in 2005. Parratt includes a facsimile of the original manuscript of the Cheitharol Kumbaba. The Cheitharol Kumbaba adopted three chronological systems or eras: Kalyabda, Saka
Saka
The Saka were a Scythian tribe or group of tribes....
era, Chandrabda or Kangleipak era. From 1666 CE onwards, the days of the week is mentioned in the Cheitharol Kumbaba. In 2010 Rajkumar Somorjit Sana produced an edited english version of the Cheitharol Kumbaba with the corresponding Western dates for each Manipuri day under the title 'The Chronology of Meetei Monarchs ( From 1666 CE to 1850 CE)(Imphal: Waikhom Ananda Meetei, 2010) .