List of Manipuri kings


List of Monarchs that ruled the Kingdom of Manipur have been recorded in Court Chronicles of the Kings of Manipur .
The Kingdom of Kangleipak was established in 1110 by Loiyumba, who a local tribal ruler who incorporated most neighboring principalities. The Kangleipak kings expanded their territory, reaching their zenith under king Khagemba. In 1714, a king named Pamheiba adopted Hinduism. He adopted the name Gharib Nawaz, and in 1724 renamed the kingdom as Manipur''. Manipur was conquered by Burma in 1819, and became a princely state within the British Raj in 1821. Manipur was incorporated as a state of the Republic of India in October 1949.

Legendary kings

A number of legendary kings are mentioned in the Royal Chronicle, written down in the 19th century.
  1. Loiumba
  2. Loitongba
  3. Atom Yoiremba
  4. Iyanthaba
  5. Thayanthaba
  6. Chingthang Lanthaba
  7. Thingbai Shelhongba
  8. Puranthaba
  9. Khumomba
  10. Moiramba
  11. Thangbi Lanthaba
  12. Kongyamba
  13. Telheiba
  14. Tonaba
  15. Tabungba
  16. Lairenba
  17. Punsiba
  18. Ningthoukhomba
  19. Senbi Kiyamba
  20. Koiremba
  21. Lamkhyamba
  22. Nonginphaba
  23. Kabomba
  24. Tangjamba
  25. Chalamba
  26. Mugyamba
  27. Khagemba
  28. Khunjaoba
  29. Paikhomba
  30. Charairongba
  31. Gharib Nawaz , adoption of the name Manipur
  32. Chit Sain
  33. Gaurisiam
  34. Ching-Thang Khomba
  35. Rohinchandra
  36. Maduchandra Singh
  37. Charajit Singh
  38. Marjit Singh, brother of Charajit, came to power with Burmese support

    Burmese rule

There were two feudatory kings during the time of the Burmese invasions, Herachandra
and Yumjaotaba.
Gambhir Singh ascended in April 1821 and was forced into exile in October of the same year. The Burmese forces placed a son-in-law of Gharib Niwaz, one Jai Singh, on the throne of Manipur. Jai Singh was shortly replaced by Shoobal Singh, a brother of Kara Singh.

British Raj

After the death of Bodhchandra Singh in 1955, there have been two titular kings of Manipur: