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The '''Poireiton Khunthok''' ({{lang-mni|ꯄꯣꯢꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛ}}; {{lang-omp|ꯄꯣꯢꯂꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛ}}) or the '''Poireiton Khunthokpa'''  ({{lang-mni|ꯄꯣꯢꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛꯄ}}; {{lang-omp|ꯄꯣꯢꯂꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛꯄ}}) (literally, [[immigration]] by [[Poireiton]])<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=7sk9AAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwCXoECAYQAg</ref> is an [[Ancient Meitei language]] literary narrative work ([[Puya (Meitei texts)|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),<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=aC9uAAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihz6rMzbTuAhVx63MBHVBLAOEQ6AEwBXoECAIQAg</ref> in the plains of the [[Ancient Manipur|Kangleipak kingdom]] (present day [[Manipur]]).<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=X84BAAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwB3oECAMQAg</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=31FTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA63&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwAXoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=poireiton%20khunthok&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=bQQNCU-QWBAC&pg=PR9&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwA3oECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=poireiton%20khunthok&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=7sk9AAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwCXoECAYQAg</ref>

It is partially an allegorical work, which includes mythical elements as the integral parts of the saga.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=S_4dAAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihz6rMzbTuAhVx63MBHVBLAOEQ6AEwBnoECAEQAg</ref><ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=7sk9AAAAMAAJ&q=poireiton+khunthok&dq=poireiton+khunthok&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiivL3my7TuAhVn_XMBHWjWBsYQ6AEwCXoECAYQAg</ref> It also mentions that the knowledge of the usage of fire was also introduced to the people of [[Antique Kangleipak]] by [[Poireiton]].<ref>https://www.worldcat.org/title/poiraiton-khunthok/oclc/20872711</ref>