List of Meitei kings

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List of Meitei Kings

In Meitei, Ningthou and Meidingnu are names for Kings

• Meidingu Senbi Kiyamba (1467-1507 AD) - Started Cheithaba, the Manipuri calendar year
• Senbi Khagemba (1592-1652) [1]
• Paikhomba (1666-1697)
• Pitambar Charairongba
• Pamheiba, Made Hinduism the official religion of Manipur
• Chit Sain, Usurper King
• Gaurisiam, crippled King who alternated reign with Ching Thang Khomba until his death
• Ching-Thang Khomba, Inventor of Ras Lila (dance)
• Labeinya Chandra
• Chinglen Nongdrenkhomba, Ruled during period of anarchy and Burmese invasion (1819-1825)
• Nur Singh, regent of Chinglen Nongdrenkhomba
• Debendro Singh, brother of Nur Singh
• Chandrakirti
• Juvraj Tikendrajit (1856-1891) - Manipuri martyr

[edit] External links

• History of Manipur:The Medieval Period - IIT Guwahati