Mangang

Mangang
Mangang clan sword, a Meitei traditional weapon
Profile
CountryIndia
RegionManipur
EthnicityMeetei
Chief
Mangang Iputhou
Clan branches
Titles
Mangangcha

Mangang (Meitei: ꯃꯉꯥꯡ) is a group of people, which is recognized as one of the seven Yek Salai clans of the composite Meitei confederacy. It consists of several Yumnaks, which belong to the native people of ancient Kangleipak (now Manipur), one of the states of India.

In the flag of Kangleipak, the red color represents the Mangang group of Meitei people.[citation needed]

Number of families

Meitei sub-groups Romanisation Number of families/surnames (according to N. Monihar) Number of families/surnames (according to Khomdon Lisam) Number of families/surnames (according to T.C. Hodson) Number of families/surnames (according to Manipur Mirror) Number of families/surnames (according to MASTEC)
ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯖꯥ (ꯃꯉꯥꯡ) Ningthouja (Mangang) 256 234 115 254 125

See also

References

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  4. ↑ Iboyaima, Chongtham. "Meitei Yek Taret Salai Mapan Leishemlon". Archive.org. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Monihar, N. (2000). Sagei Salai Apoklon (in Manipuri). India: Internet Archive; Digital Library of India.
  6. ↑ "Who are the Indigenous People of Manipur Part 2 By Khomdon Lisam". e-pao.net. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Hodson, Thomas Callan. The Meitheis. India: D. Nutt, 1908.
  8. ↑ "The People - Manipur Science and Technology Council (MASTEC)". mastec.nic.in. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "MANGANG YEK SALAI – Manipur Mirror". Retrieved 16 February 2025.