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{{Short description|Monarch of historic Manipur, India}}
[[Category:Khuman kings]]
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Senba Mimaba
| title = King of Khuman dynasty and Prince of Luwang dynasty
| image = "Senba Mimaba" (Modern Meitei) and "Senpa Mimapa" (Ancient Meitei), a ruler of the Khuman dynasty.jpg
| reign = 700 C.E – 760 C.E
| reign-type = [[Monarch]]
| predecessor = [[Punshi Yumoiba]]
| successor = [[Yoithongai]]
| issue = Laiku, Laikha, Laipha
| father = [[Luwang Ningthou Punshiba]]
| mother = Khayoiron Nganbi
| religion = [[Sanamahism]]
}}
'''Senba Mimaba''' ({{Script|Mtei|ꯁꯦꯟꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯃꯥꯕ}}) was a monarch of the [[Khuman dynasty]] of [[Ancient Kangleipak]] (early [[Manipur]]) who reigned from 700 CE to 760 CE.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=Ibobi |first=Laikhuram |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.465221 |title=Khuman Kangleiron Amasung Laikhuram Shageigee Meihouron |date=1998 |pages=43}}</ref> He was also inherently a [[Luwang]] prince.<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last=Khelchandra Singh |first=Ningthoukhongjam |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466994 |title=Khuman Kangleirol |date=1980 |pages=12-15}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite book |last=Kullachandra Sharma |first=b |url=http://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.466468 |title=Khuman Ningthouron Lambuba |date=1998 |pages=36-40}}</ref><ref name=":32">{{Cite book |last=Goshwami |first=Hareshwar |url=http://archive.org/details/hareshwar-goshwami-history-of-the-people-of-manipur |title=History of the People of Manipur |date=2019 |publisher=Yaol London Publishing Limited |location=London |pages=177-178}}</ref>

He was a contemporary of Meitei king [[Naothingkhong]] of the [[Ningthouja dynasty]].<ref name=":02" /> He succeeded his maternal grandfather, [[Punshi Yumoiba]].<ref name=":12" /><ref name=":22" /><ref name=":32" />

== Early life ==
Senba Mimaba was born to [[Luwang Ningthou Punshiba]] and Khayoiron Nganbi (Nganu Thumbi) from the [[Khuman dynasty]], even though both clans share a common ancestry. Eventually, his mother separated from his father and returned with Senba Mimaba to the Khuman region.<ref name=":12" /> He transported the figure of [[Imoinu]] from the Luwang territory to the Khuman territory.<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":32" />

Senba Mimaba was reunited with his father during a hunting incident.<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":32" />

== Reign and integration into hill tribes ==
After the death of his maternal grandfather [[Punshi Yumoiba]], Senba Mimaba took the throne of the [[Khuman kingdom]] in 700 CE. He reigned until 760 CE, when he was succeeded by [[Yoithongai]].<ref name=":02" /><ref name=":22" /><ref name=":32" />

During his reign, Senba Mimaba initiated an expedition to the southeastern hills of [[Manipur]]. He ultimately integrated with local hill communities and is recognized as one of the principal ancestral figures of the Maring tribe.<ref name=":22" /><ref name=":32" />

== Descendants ==
Senba Mimaba had three children: Laiku, Laikha, and Laipha. Following the conclusion of his reign and with Yoithongai taking over the Khuman throne, all three sons escaped the kingdom. Laiku made his home in Leitang, Laikha established himself in Uchiwa, and Laipha moved to the Maring region, where he assimilated into the Maring community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Sanjenbam Jugeshwor |date=2023-06-29 |title=Relation between Meitei and other Ethnic Communities of Manipur as per old Books |url=https://www.imphaltimes.com/articles/relation-between-meitei-and-other-ethnic-communities-of-manipur-as-per-old-books/amp/ |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=News from Manipur - Imphal Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mohen |first=Naorem |date=2025-02-01 |title=No Meitei Without Maring and Arambai: A Forgotten Truth |url=https://themanipurjournal.com/no-meitei-without-maring-and-arambai-a-forgotten-truth/ |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=The Manipur Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:8th-century Indian monarchs]]

Senba Mimaba - Revision history

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