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{{Infobox ethnic group<br />
| image = Artiste from Song & Drama Division Kolkata, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting performing Naga dance at Public Information Campaign on Bharat Nirman, at Yangang, South Sikkim on June 02, 2011.jpg<br />
| caption = Artiste from Song & Drama Division Kolkata, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting performing Rongmei dance<br />
| group = Rongmei<br />
| native_name = Kabui<br />
| population = 170,800 (2011 Census)<br />
| languages = [[Rongmei language]]<br />
| regions = [[Northeast India]]<br />
| religions = [[Christianity]] (majority), Poupei Chapriak, Tingkao Ragwang Chapriak<br />
| related = [[Zeme Naga|Zeme]], [[Liangmai]], [[Inpui Naga|Inpui]], Other [[Naga people]]<br />
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The '''Rongmei''' (also known as Kabui) are one of the major indigenous communities a part of the [[Naga people|Naga]] tribes of [[North-East India]]. The Rongmei Naga are a [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes|scheduled tribe]] under the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes): Order, 1950|publisher=[[Ministry of Law and Justice (India)]]|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/ld/subord/rule9a.htm}}</ref> The Rongmei have a rich culture, customs and traditions. They share similarity with their kindred tribes of [[Zeme Naga|Zeme]], [[Liangmai]] and [[Inpui Naga|Inpui]] which together are known as [[Zeliangrong]].<br />
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== Rebellion ==<br />
Rongmei territory was conquered by the [[British Raj|British]] in the nineteenth century. In 1891, they imposed a house tax on the people of [[Tamenglong]]. The Rongmei refused to pay any tax from 1891-1894. In response, C.L. Crawford, Assistant Political Agent of Manipur, used force to collect the tax from the Tamenglong hills in 1894. Four years of defiance by the Rongmei and its consequences aroused national consciousness among the Rongmei.<ref name="brgf">{{cite web|author=Puanthanh Gangmei|date=19 November 2017|title=The Struggle And Plight Of The Rongmei Tribe During The British Era|publisher=Rihpyan|url=http://rihphyan.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-struggle-and-plight-of-rongmei.html|access-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> Eventually, under the leadership of [[Haipou Jadonang]]<ref name="Ghosh1992">{{cite book|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=QwqBAAAAMAAJ}}|title=Tribals and Their Culture in Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram|author=G. K. Ghosh|date=1 January 1992|publisher=Ashish Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7024-455-4|access-date=5 June 2013}}</ref> and his successor [[Rani Gaidinliu]],<ref name="Kusumlata2002">{{cite book|url={{google books |plainurl=y |id=6Mm6puVRqGAC}}|title=Rani Gaidinliu|author=Kusumlata Nayyar|publisher=Ocean Books|year=2002|isbn=978-81-88322-09-1|access-date=12 June 2013}}</ref> the Rongmei rebelled against British rule in the 1930s. This rebellion gave momentum to and garnered support for the vision of ''Naga Raj''.<br />
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== Notable people ==<br />
* [[Alana Golmei]]<br />
* [[Grace Dangmei]]<br />
* [[Gaikhangam Gangmei]]<br />
* [[Gangmumei Kamei]]<br />
* [[Haipou Jadonang]]<br />
* [[Jiangam Kamei]]<br />
* [[Meijinlung Kamson]]<br />
* [[Rani Gaidinliu]]<br />
* Rachunliu G. Kamei<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Hill tribes of Northeast India]]<br />
*[[Nagaland]]<br />
*[[Peren]]<br />
*[[Tamenglong]]<br />
*[[Zeliangrong]]<br />
*[[List of Naga tribes]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Naga tribes}}<br />
{{Hill tribes of Northeast India}}<br />
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[[Category:Scheduled Tribes of Manipur]]<br />
[[Category:Naga people]]<br />
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Northeast India]]<br />
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