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Chronicles of Manipur :: History Revisited
B G Verghese, Deccan Herald | Feb 13,2012:
Some weeks ago an English translation of the Royal Chronicles of Manipur, ‘The Cheitharol Kumbaba,’ was released in Delhi by the author, Nepram Bihari, a retired Meitei official from Imphal after patient translation from the old Meitei script as a labour of love.
This is the unbroken chronicle of 76 Manipur Kings from 33 AD until Maharaja Bodhchandra, who acceded to India in 1949, passed away in 1955.
This makes Manipur one of the oldest kingdoms in India with a rich history and culture, a state that waxed and waned in size, subduing hill tribes like the Thangkuls, often partially conquering or being conquered by Ava (Burma) and receiving and sending embassies from and to Ava, China, Cambodia, Assam, Tripura and elsewhere.
Vaishnavite missionaries from Nawadwip in Bengal converted the Meiteis from their ancient Sanamahi faith and Pamheiba, who adopted the name of Garibniwaz (1709-48), became the Kingdom’s first Hindu ruler.
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