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{{Short description|First king and founder of the Luwang dynasty}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Pamingnaba
| title = Founder of the [[Luwang dynasty]]
| reign = {{c.}} 2nd century CE
| reign-type = Monarchy
| successor = [[Khunthiba]]
| spouse =
| issue = [[Khunthiba]]
| full name = Pamingnaba Luwang Ningthou
| father = Singtangpung Tapung Singminnapa
| mother = Shanthong Punemba Chanu
| religion = [[Sanamahism]]
| dynasty = [[Luwang dynasty]]
}}
{{Meitei people}}
'''Pamingnaba''' (also spelled '''Pamingnapa'''), also known as '''Luwang Ningthou Pamingnaba''', was the first king and founder of the independent [[Luwang dynasty]] in ancient [[Kangleipak]] (present-day [[Manipur]]). He is traditionally recorded as the brother of King [[Aalong]],{{efn|also spelled Aarong (ꯑꯥꯔꯣꯡ)}} the founder of the [[Khuman dynasty]]. Both were sons of King Singtangpung Tapung Singminnapa,{{efn|also known as Singtangbung Tabung Singminnaba (ꯁꯤꯡꯇꯥꯡꯕꯨꯡ ꯇꯕꯨꯡ ꯁꯤꯡꯃꯤꯟꯅꯕ)}} the last ruler of the united [[List of Khuman and Luwang common ancestral monarchs|Khuman–Luwang royal lineage]].<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra4">{{Cite book |last=Khelchandra Singh |first=Ningthoukhongjam |author-link=Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466994/page/%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%AD/mode/thumb |title=Khuman Kangleirol |publisher=Digital Library of India; Internet Archive |year=1980 |location=India |language=mni}}</ref><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra4">{{Cite book |last=Kullachandra Sharma |first=B |author-link=Bachaspatimayum Jayantakumar Sharma |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466468/page/10/mode/thumb |title=Khuman Ningthouron Lambuba |publisher=Digital Library of India; Internet Archive |year=1998 |location=India |language=mni}}</ref><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron4">{{Cite book |last=Ibobi |first=Laikhuram |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.465221/page/n9/mode/thumb |title=Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron |publisher=Digital Library of India; Internet Archive |year=1998 |location=India |language=mni}}</ref><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba4">{{Cite book |last=Kullachandra |first=B. |author-link=Bachaspatimayum Jayantakumar Sharma |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.465404/page/n9/mode/thumb |title=Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba |date=1989-03-15 |publisher=Digital Library of India; Internet Archive |location=India |language=mni}}</ref>

== Biography ==
=== Early life and heritage ===
Pamingnaba was born into the royal house of the [[List of Khuman and Luwang common ancestral monarchs|Khuman–Luwang royal lineage]], which traced its descent from [[Poireiton]], a cultural hero in [[Meitei mythology]] and an early king of ancient [[Kangleipak]].<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra4" /><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra4" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron4" /><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba4" /> Poireiton, in mythological texts like ''[[Poireiton Khunthok]]'', is said to be the brother of the god [[Thongalen]], ruler of the underworld.<ref name=":03">{{Cite book |url=https://ia800107.us.archive.org/18/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.532678/2015.532678.religion-and.pdf |title=Religion and Culture of Manipur}}</ref> However, historical chronicles like Khuman Ningthourol present him as the brother of [[Thawaren]], establishing a more human genealogical framework.<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra4" /><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra4" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron4" /><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba4" />

Pamingnaba was the eldest son of King Singtangpung Tapung Singminnapa. Upon their father's death, the common royal lineage was divided—Pamingnaba took leadership of the Luwang house, while his younger brother Aalong established the [[Khuman dynasty]].<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra4" /><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra4" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron4" /><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba4" />

=== Founding the Luwang dynasty ===
Pamingnaba's rule marked the formation of the independent [[Luwang dynasty]], one of the earliest known principalities in ancient Manipur. He established his capital in the region around present-day [[Luwangsangbam]] and asserted authority over large parts of the valley.<ref name=":Khuman Kangleirol_Khelchandra4" /><ref name=":Khuman_Ningthouron_Lambuba_Kullachandra4" /><ref name=":Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron4" /><ref name=":Khumal Ningthourol Lambuba4" />

The [[Luwang|Luwang clan]] would go on to be one of the three most prominent powers in ancient [[Kangleipak]], alongside the [[Khuman dynasty]] and the [[Ningthouja dynasty]].<ref>NEIHA Proceedings, "Political Structure of Prehistoric Kangleipak", 1982.</ref>

=== Relationship with contemporaries ===
In order to establish Luwang sovereignty, '''Pamingnaba''' probably used diplomatic, territorial, and perhaps military means as a contemporary of [[Khuyoi Tompok]] of the Ningthouja dynasty and his own brother Aalong of the Khuman dynasty.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Hareshwar Goshwami |url=http://archive.org/details/hareshwar-goshwami-history-of-the-people-of-manipur |title=Hareshwar Goshwami History Of The PEOPLE OF MANIPUR}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[Aalong]]
* [[Poireiton]]
* [[Luwang dynasty]]
* [[Khuman dynasty]]
* [[List of Khuman and Luwang common ancestral monarchs|Khuman and Luwang common ancestral monarchs]]
* [[Yek Salai]]
* [[Meitei mythology]]
* [[Naothingkhong Phambal Khaba]]

==Notes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Kings of Kangleipak]]
[[Category:Sanamahist leaders]]

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