Poireiton Khunthok

The Poireiton Khunthok (Meitei: ꯄꯣꯏꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛ; Old Manipuri: ꯄꯣꯏꯂꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛ) or the Poireiton Khunthokpa (Meitei: ꯄꯣꯢꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛꯄ; Old Manipuri: ꯄꯣꯢꯂꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛꯄ) (literally, "Colonization led by Poireiton" or "Immigration by Poireiton") is an Ancient Meitei language literary narrative work (puya), describing about the immigration of a band of colonies, led by a man, Poireiton, the prince and younger brother of Thongaren, the god of the Khamnung (underworld kingdom), in the plains of the Kangleipak kingdom (present day Manipur). It is partially an allegorical work, which includes mythical elements as the integral parts of the saga. It also mentions that the knowledge of the usage of fire was also introduced to the people of Antique Kangleipak by Poireiton.

See also

Leithak Leikharol

Sources

• https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.267352
• https://www.worldcat.org/title/poiraiton-khunthok/oclc/20872711