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'''Ningthou Ching-Thang Khomba''' (also '''Rajarshi Bhagya Chandra''', '''Jai Singh Maharaja''') (1748–1799)  was a [[Meitei people|Meitei]] monarch of the 18th century CE. The inventor of the [[Ras Lila (dance)|Ras Lila dance]], with his daughter ''Shija Lailoibi'' playing as [[Radha]] at the first performance, he is a [[legend]]ary figure in [[Manipur]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Sheram |first=AK |year=2012 |chapter=Manipuri, The |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Manipuri,_The |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref> and much of his actions as King had been [[mythology|mythologized]]. He is also credited with spreading [[Vaishnavism]] in [[Manipur (princely state)|Manipur State]] after his grandfather [[Pamheiba]] made [[Hinduism]] the official religion and for creating a unified Manipur.<ref name="CP">{{cite web|url=http://www.culturalpursuits.com/manipur.htm|title=Manipur|accessdate=11 November 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810120408/http://culturalpursuits.com/manipur.htm|archivedate=10 August 2009}}</ref>