Maphou
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| Maphou Kuki Village
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480 (2001 census) |
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| Thadou kuki, Manipuri, English | |||
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| Christianity, Baptist | |||
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| Other Chin-Kuki-Mizo |
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[edit] Maphou Kuki Vilaage
Maphou kuki village[1] . saikul subdivision senapati district . Manipur. India, Maphou was establish in the year roughly in 1945. Before India independence. and has stand as a witness to more than half a century of history during the past to the present day. It was establish by My great Grand father Pu Lenghou Lupho , who moved from Singkap village from the nearby Ukhrul district. The reason was because of their conversion into or acceptance of christ . i.e . after their conversion into Christian he was force to moved. consequently the great Lord lead him to what is now called Maphou and guide him to established the present Maphou village . He was blessed with seven sons and a daughter .The present chief is Haokhomang Lupho, great grandson of Lenghou Lupho .
[edit] location
Maphou kuki village lies in Mapithel Hills range and is situated on the bank of Thoubal river. It is at a distance of about 35 km from Imphal city, It comes under the administrative block of Saikul sub division , Sadar hills Autonomous district council , Senapati district. It is surrounded by villages belonging to Tangkhul tribe . the neighboiring villages are : Louphong, Nongdam Kuki, Nnongdam Tangkgul, Chadong .Leishiphung .Thangjingpokpi .
Unlike the other kuki settlement scenerio it is the lone Kuki village in the mist of Tangkhul tribe villages ,
[edit] Church Movement
As the village was set up due to conversion of the Lenghou's into Christian from animist believe, the church planting was as early as the village, the first church leaders was Ngamkholhun Lupho,then on after some years about 80's the village had to church;New life and KBC, it was during this years that the 4th fellowship under the aegisis of the women department, Kuki Baptist convention was held in the year 1988[2]. the golden jubilee celebration of the church was held in the lord year 2000. which was delay for some year due to the ethnic waring of the time. and the women society golden jubilee was celebrated in the lord year 2007, while Men society Golden jubilee was celebrated in the Lord year 2006.
[edit] Ethnic origin of the Villagers
The villagers belong to the Hangmi kuki. A tibe that belong to the chin/kuki/ mizo group, They speak Thadou kuki language that belong to the Tibeto-Burman group, And share same Past, Cultural, Customs and Tradition. And in the light of the Isolation of the village from its members community it has become a serious topic if there can hold on to their identity , with the inter marriage with neighbouring village who belong to other community. Hangmi or elsewhere recorded as Milhem comprise of basically the following clan ; Lupho, Lupheng, Lhanghal/Hanghal, Misao, Ngoilu, Leivon, Neitham. They are widespread in Northeast India and neighbouring Myanmar. Prior to the legendary saga of Moirang Thoibi and Kumbi Khamba, which was two thousand years ago, the Milhiems were settled at the place called Phubala. Phubala is at the foothills of the great Thangjing hill, near Moirang.
[edit] Folklore
[edit] Moirang Account
At Phubala, the Milhems worshipped an idol, representative of a local deity. The deity blessed the Milhiems. It bestowed upon them many brave young men and beautiful maidens.
The neighbours, in particular the Moirang people, were curious about the source of the blessings. They were filled with jealousy and envy and so decided to find out. They discovered that it was the deity of the Thangjing Hill that blessed the Milhiems, and were set to possess it. So, the Moirang people without warning descended upon theMilhems.
A battle between the Milhiems and Moirang people ensued, which lasted for several days. Not expecting such a turn of events to occur, the Milhiems were eventually suppressed by the Moirang people. The Moirang people snatched the Deity from the Milhems and started worshipping it.
As the Milhiems, the Moirang people were blessed with many brave men and beautiful young maidens.
The legendary beauty of Thoibi remains to this day. Many beautiful maidens are said to be have descended from Thoibi who are among the Moirang people. In the old days, the people of Phubala and the people of Moirang communicated with a single dialect. Their customs and culture were also the same. The other Kuki people in Moirang at the time are the Chothes. King Chothe Thangvai Pakhangba was also known as Thangvai Pakhangba or Ivang Purik Lai Thingri Nachousa. He ruled Moirang from BC 90 – to AD 30, as recorded in the pre-history of Moirang. According to folklore, the Milhiems and the Chothes were at constant rivalry. The Chothes were assimilated to the Moirang people, partly prompted by the strenuous relations with the Milhiems. Following the battle with the settlers of Moirang, the Milhiems moved to settle in other parts of North-East Indai and Burma.
[edit] Lhangeineng
The folktale of Lhangeineng had been passed through generation signifying the important and the tale of bravery of the Milhems, AS was recorded in the Kuki history, During the great flood in the Land of the Kukis there at a High place called Kholmol every one gather there as the flood rises they heard from the flood water rising calling "Pho...pho...", soon every one on the high place realise that the God's of Flood were calling for Lupho's daughter Lhangeineng, so with grieve and frustration they sacrifice the daughetr of Lupho and drown her into the flood, thus the water recede from that onwardds , and the people were saved.
[edit] Effects of the ethnic clashes
The kuki Naga ethnic clashes has a great effects to the Village and the Villagers in particular The villagers has lost numbers of innocent lifes .Of which the Lamentation that were composs by the villager elders and the youthsstand as a testimony , due to the ethnic clashes there has been migration of some villagers to safer places. And many villagers have been killed and have die causing loss of love one's and property of the villagers. The ethnic violence have killed one of the prominent chief of the village Mr Ngamjapoa lupho, who is the seventh son of the founder of the village Mr Lenghao Lupho, He was killed in Ambush while on his way to Imphal on his personal jeep along with six other villagers by NSCN(IM) militants. and many others villagers were killed in cold blood.
[edit] References
- ^ Seagate Crystal Reports - AC_He
- ^ www.kbc.org.in/files/women.htm
- Manipur assembly.nic.in/9thASSEMBLY2007/SESSIONS/1session2nd%20part9thAssembly/LOQ/loq5MAY07.pdf (saikul A/c)
