Ningthou
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Ningthou was a title used for the King of Manipur
. The Ningthou was used to refer to the King after the reign of Pakhangba and was a title used up until King Pamheiba
. The subsequent Bengalization undertaken by Pamheiba
and Shantidas Adhikari
changed the title of the King to Maharaja
or Raja
though the native name was still used for some Kings (ex. Ningthou Ching-Thang Khomba
)
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...
. The Ningthou was used to refer to the King after the reign of Pakhangba and was a title used up until King Pamheiba
Pamheiba
Meidingu Pamheiba was an emperor in Manipur in the early 18th century. After conversion to Hinduism, he made it the official religion of Manipur in 1717...
. The subsequent Bengalization undertaken by Pamheiba
Pamheiba
Meidingu Pamheiba was an emperor in Manipur in the early 18th century. After conversion to Hinduism, he made it the official religion of Manipur in 1717...
and Shantidas Adhikari
Shantidas Adhikari
Shantidas Adhikari was a Hindu preacher from Sylhet who converted King Pamheiba of Manipur to Hinduism in 1717 C.E..-External links:* Indian Express - August 18, 2006...
changed the title of the King to Maharaja
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
or Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
though the native name was still used for some Kings (ex. Ningthou Ching-Thang Khomba
Ching-Thang Khomba
Ningthou Ching-Thang Khomba was a Manipuri monarch of the 18th century CE. The inventor of the Ras Lila dance, he is a legendary figure in Manipur, and much of his actions as King had been mythologized...
)
External links
- The Pleasing of the God Thangjing - Man, Vol. 13, 1913 (1913), pp. 81–86