| Loitongba | |||||||||
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| Meitei Ningthou | |||||||||
 "Loitongba" in Meitei Mayek. | |||||||||
| Monarchy | 1122 CE - 1149 CE | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1122 CE | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Loiyumba | ||||||||
| Successor | Atom Yoiremba | ||||||||
| Issue | Atom Yoiremba, Hemtou Iwanthaba | ||||||||
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| House | Ningthouja dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Loiyumba | ||||||||
| Mother | Sum-Leima | ||||||||
| Religion | Sanamahism | ||||||||
| Occupation | Monarch of Kangleipak Kingdom | ||||||||
Meidingu Loitongba (Old Manipuri: Meitingu Loitongpa) was a Meitei king of the Ningthouja dynasty of Medieval Manipur from 1122 CE to 1149 CE.[1] He succeeded his father Loiyumba in 1122 CE.[2] He was inside his mother's womb when his father ascended the throne in 1073 CE.[1]
He is also a player of Meitei traditional games and is often called a religious lover of the game Kang Sannaba. Other sources say that he is the one who invented the game,[3] while others say that he was a talented player who popularised the game at his period.[4][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tensuba, Keerti Chand (1993). Genesis of Indian Tribes: An Approach to the History of Meiteis and Thais. Inter-India Publications. ISBN 978-81-210-0308-7.
- ↑ Singh, R. K. Jhalajit (1992). A Short History of Manipur. R.K. Jhalajit Singh.
- ↑ Singh, E. Ishwarjit (2005). Manipur, a Tourist Paradise. B.R. Publishing Corporation. ISBN 978-81-7646-506-9.
- ↑ The Manipur Page: Traditional Games and Culture
- ↑ LAIBA, DR MANGANCHA THOUDAM (2021-02-06). "What Meitei Myths and Legends say of Lainingthou Thangching Koylellai the Reigning Deity of the Thangching Ranges » Imphal Review of Arts and Politics". imphalreviews.in. Retrieved 2025-05-19.