Template:Infobox royalty Template:Khuman Kingdom Template:Meitei people Aalong (Template:Langx) was the first king and the founder of the independent Khuman dynasty.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp He ruled from 174 CE to 220 CE.Template:Sfnp
He was the elder brother of King Pamingnaba, the first king and founder of the Luwang dynasty.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp They both were the sons of King Singdangbung Tabung Singminnaba; and the grandsons of Poireiton.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
He was the contemporary of Meitei King Khuyoi Tompok.Template:Sfnp
Early life and lineage
Template:Main Aalong belonged to the Khuman–Luwang ancestral lineage, which traces its origin to Poireiton, a cultural hero in Meitei mythology[1][2] and also the eighth king of undivided Khuman-Luwang undivided lineage.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
The Khuman-Luwang common lineage had nine rulers, in which Singdangbung Tabung Singminnaba was its last ruler. His two sons—Aarong and Pamingnaba—split the lineage into Khuman dynasty and Luwang dynasty respectively.Template:SfnpTemplate:Sfnp
Cultural and historical significance
Template:Main The Khuman dynasty emerged as one of the three main political powers in early Manipur, with the Ningthouja dynasty and Luwang dynasty. Each dynasty represented a major clan of the Meitei confederacy.
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References
- Khuman Kangleirol{{#if:Khelchandra Singh|, Khelchandra Singh}. Digital Library of India(1980)
- Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron{{#if:Ibobi|, Ibobi}. Digital Library of India(1998)
- Khuman Ningthourol Lambuba{{#if:Kullachandra Sharma|, Kullachandra Sharma}. Digital Library of India(1998)