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The game of [[polo]] (as [[Sagol Kangjei]]) was invented by King [[Ningthou Kangba]] (1405 BC- 1359 BC). This remarkable achievement was recorded in the [[Kangbalon]] and the [[Kangjeirol]], two of the old manuscripts of [[Ancient Meitei language]].<ref>https://themanipurpage.tripod.com/history/sagolkangjei.html</ref>
The game of [[polo]] (as [[Sagol Kangjei]]) was invented by King [[Ningthou Kangba]] (1405 BC- 1359 BC). This remarkable achievement was recorded in the [[Kangbalon]] and the [[Kangjeirol]], two of the old manuscripts of [[Ancient Meitei language]].<ref>https://themanipurpage.tripod.com/history/sagolkangjei.html</ref>


The primary source has always been found in the [[Cheitharol Kumbaba]] (henceforth, Ch.K.) — the court history of the Kings of Manipur — which dates the first king to 33 C.E.{{sfnp|Parratt|2005|pp=2,13}}{{sfnp|Sebastian|2019|pp=45-46}} Ch.K. is  a Meitei chronicle — Meitei was one of the  clans, the [[Ningthouja dynasty]].{{sfnp|Parratt|2005|pp=4}}{{sfnp|Sebastian|2019|pp=57-58}}  
The majority of the sources are found in the [[Cheitharol Kumbaba]] (henceforth, Ch.K.) — the court history of the Kings of Manipur — which dates the first king to 33 C.E.{{sfnp|Parratt|2005|pp=2,13}}{{sfnp|Sebastian|2019|pp=45-46}} Ch.K. is  a Meitei chronicle — recording mostly of the [[Ningthouja dynasty]].{{sfnp|Parratt|2005|pp=4}}{{sfnp|Sebastian|2019|pp=57-58}}  


The initiation date of 33 CE was arrived upon by the scribes via astrological calculations.{{sfnp|Parratt|2005|pp=6}}
The initiation date of 33 CE was arrived upon by the scribes via astrological calculations.{{sfnp|Parratt|2005|pp=6}}
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