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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Haoramton
| title = Khuman Ningthou
| reign = 800 C.E – 830 C.E
| reign-type = Monarch
| predecessor = [[Yoithongai]]
| successor = [[Menshomba]]
| birth_name = Haoramton Louthiba
| spouse = Nganurol Khongaiba Chanu
| issue = [[Menshomba]], Athing Mongbisu, Thongbu Sanamba, Liklai Thawaa
| father = Yoithongai
| mother = Nganurol Kaireima
| occupation = Monarch
| house = [[Khuman dynasty]]
| religion = [[Sanamahism]]
}}
{{Khuman Kingdom}}
{{Meitei people}}

'''Haoramton''' was a monarch of the [[Khuman dynasty]] in ancient [[Kangleipak]] (present-day [[Manipur]], India). He reigned from approximately 800 to 830 CE.<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra2">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466994/page/২৭/mode/thumb|title=Khuman Kangleirol|last=Khelchandra Singh|first=Ningthoukhongjam|date=1980|publisher=Digital Library of India; Internet Archive|language=mni}}</ref><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron2">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.465221/page/n9/mode/thumb|title=Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron|last=Ibobi|first=Laikhuram|date=1998|publisher=Digital Library of India; Internet Archive|language=mni}}</ref> He was a contemporary of King [[Yaraba]] of the [[Ningthouja dynasty]], who ruled from 799 to 821 CE.<ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra32">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466468/page/10/mode/thumb|title=Khuman Ningthouron Lambuba|last=Kullachandra Sharma|first=B|date=1998|publisher=Digital Library of India; Internet Archive|language=mni}}</ref><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba32">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.465404/page/n9/mode/thumb|title=Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba|last=Kullachandra|first=B.|date=1989-03-15|publisher=Digital Library of India; Internet Archive|language=mni}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Haoramton was the youngest son of King [[Yoithongai]] and Queen Nganurol Kaireima. He had two elder brothers, Haoramhal and Haoramyai.<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra2" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron2" />

According to legend, a royal priest named Thoiba and his wife Chaobi Nongnangma-chak once discovered a beaded necklace beneath a large [[Heibung]] tree while fishing near a hill. The necklace was presented to King Yoithongai, who later passed it to his second son and eventually to Haoramton.<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra2" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron2" /><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra32" /><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba32" />

== Fratricide and succession ==
During this period, King [[Punshiba]] of the [[Luwang dynasty]] constructed a grand palace and invited all noble families of Kangleipak to its inauguration. Haoramhal and Haoramyai attended the feast, and Haoramhal wore the royal necklace with permission from his mother.<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra2" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron2" /><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra32" /><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba32" />

Upon discovering the necklace was missing, Haoramton became enraged. Failing to locate it, he took his father's sword and confronted his brothers. In the ensuing conflict, he killed Haoramhal.<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra2" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron2" /><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra32" /><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba32" />

Following the incident, Haoramyai fled to the [[Moirang kingdom]], where he had two sons: Parenkoiba and Thangloihaiba. Parenkoiba's son, [[Puremba]], became a renowned warrior.<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra2" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron2" /><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra32" /><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba32" />

== Reign and descendants ==
Haoramton ascended the throne of the Khuman kingdom after these events. He married Queen Nganuron Khongaiba Chanu. The couple had four sons:<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra2" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron2" /><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra32" /><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba32" />

* '''Menshomba''' – succeeded Haoramton as king
* '''Athing Mongbisu''' – progenitor of the Mongbijam family
* '''Thongbu Sanamba''' – founder of the Langdam and Ngangbam families
* '''Liklai Thawaa''' – ancestor of the Hawaijam, Akangjam, and Pallubam families

== Collateral branches ==
Descendants of Haoramton's brothers also founded several prominent families:<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra2" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron2" /><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra32" /><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba32" />

* From Haoramhal:
** Thoidingjam
** Yanglem
* From Haoramyai:
** Thengujam
** Pukhrem
** Phairenbam
** Langlenhanbam
** Chandam
** Tourem
** Pangeijam

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Khuman kings]]
[[Category:9th-century Indian monarchs]]

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Augustine V. Williams at 09:03, 26 March 2026