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King Loiyumba (Old Manipuri: ꯂꯣꯢꯌꯨꯝꯄ, romanized: loi-yūm-pa or loī-yūm-pa), also known as Meidingu Loiyumpa, was a Meitei monarch and a ruler of Kangleipak kingdom. He was the first king to order a written constitution in the 11-12th century CE which is known as the Loiyumpa Silyel (Loiyumba Sinyen).[1][2][3]
Loiyumba (Old Manipuri: Loiyumpa) | |
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Ningthou | |
Reign | 1074-1122 |
Coronation | 1074 |
Investiture | ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ |
Predecessor | Irengba |
Successor | Loitongba |
Born | Kangleipak kingdom |
Died | Kangleipak kingdom |
Burial | |
House | Ningthouja dynasty |
Religion | Meitei religion (Sanamahism) |
Occupation | monarch |
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Roso Phishahanba was appointed the head of weaving loisang (department) during the time of Meidingu Loiyumba. The Puya "Loiyumpa Silyen" or "Loiyumba Shinyen"[4] records the names of royal weavers such as Naotam Phishapa, Ngangti Phishapa, Yangnu Phishapa, Heisu Naha Phishapa and more.
References
edit- ^ KSHETRIMAYUM, JOGENDRO (2009). "Shooting the Sun: A Study of Death and Protest in Manipur". Economic and Political Weekly. 44 (40): 48–54. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 25663656.
Loiyamba Shinyen (ls), considered the first writ ten constitution of Manipur (Kabui 1988; Naorem 1988). Dated to 1110 ad, it was written during the reign of Loiyamba or Loiyumba
- ^ Naorem Sanajaoba, Manipur Treaties and Documents-Vol I,1993, New Delhi. Book I: "Twelfth Century Meetei Constitution To Pemberton Report",http://dspace.nehu.ac.in/bitstream/1/9804/1/Manipur%20treaties%20%28N%20Sanajaoba%29.pdf.
- ^ K, Manikchand. "The Evolution of Meetei State".
- ^ Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.
(P.326) This was found mentioned in a book titled Loiyumba Shinyen