Loiyumba

Loiyumba (Old Manipuri: Loiyumpa)
Ningthou
Reign1074-1122
Coronation1074
Investitureꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ
PredecessorIrengba
SuccessorLoitongba
BornKangleipak kingdom
DiedKangleipak kingdom
Burial
HouseNingthouja dynasty
ReligionMeitei religion (Sanamahism)
Occupationmonarch
The map of Southeast Asia during the era of King Loiyumpa. In the map, "Man." denotes Kangleipak (Manipur kingdom).

King Loiyumba (Old Manipuri: ꯂꯣꯢꯌꯨꯝꯄ, romanized: loi-yūm-pa or loī-yūm-pa), also known as Meidingu Loiyumpa, was a Meitei monarch and a ruler of Kangleipak kingdom. He was the first king to order a written constitution in the 11-12th century CE which is known as the Loiyumpa Silyel (Loiyumba Sinyen).[1][2][3]

Roso Phishahanba was appointed the head of weaving loisang (department) during the time of Meidingu Loiyumba. The Puya "Loiyumpa Silyen" or "Loiyumba Shinyen"[4] records the names of royal weavers such as Naotam Phishapa, Ngangti Phishapa, Yangnu Phishapa, Heisu Naha Phishapa and more.

  1. ^ KSHETRIMAYUM, JOGENDRO (2009). "Shooting the Sun: A Study of Death and Protest in Manipur". Economic and Political Weekly. 44 (40): 48–54. ISSN 0012-9976. JSTOR 25663656. Loiyamba Shinyen (ls), considered the first writ ten constitution of Manipur (Kabui 1988; Naorem 1988). Dated to 1110 ad, it was written during the reign of Loiyamba or Loiyumba
  2. ^ Naorem Sanajaoba, Manipur Treaties and Documents-Vol I,1993, New Delhi. Book I: "Twelfth Century Meetei Constitution To Pemberton Report",http://dspace.nehu.ac.in/bitstream/1/9804/1/Manipur%20treaties%20%28N%20Sanajaoba%29.pdf.
  3. ^ K, Manikchand. "The Evolution of Meetei State".
  4. ^ Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5. (P.326) This was found mentioned in a book titled Loiyumba Shinyen