Cheitharol Kumbaba

Kingdom of Manipur
Part of History of Manipur
Kings of Manipur
Loiyumba 1074–1112
Senbi Kiyamba 1467–1508
Koirengba 1508–1512
Khagemba 1597–1652
Pitambar Charairongba 1697–1709
Pamheiba 1720–1751
Gaurisiam 1752–1754
Chitsai 1754–1756
Ching-Thang Khomba 1769–1798
Rohinchandra 1798–1801
Maduchandra Singh 1801–1806
Chourjit Singh 1806–1812
Marjit Singh 1812–1819
Gambhir Singh 1825–1834
Nara Singh 1844–1850
Debindro Singh 1850–1850
Chandrakirti Singh 1850–1886
Surachandra Singh 1886–1890
Kulachandra Singh 1890–1891
Churachandra Singh 1891–1941
Bodhchandra Singh 1941–1949
Manipur monarchy data

Cheitharol Kumbaba, or Cheithalon Kumpapa (Ch.K.), the "Royal Chronicle of Manipur" is a court chronicle of the kings of Manipur, which claims to start from 33 CE and to cover the rule of 76 Kings until 1955.[1] The work of chronicling actually began during the reign of King Kiyamba in 1485 CE.[2] The earlier events were reconstructed later during the reign of Bhagyachandra, presumably from oral sources or from scattered written records.[1] According to scholar Saroj Nalini Parratt, the earlier parts have relatively little detail but contain numerous inaccuracies.[3] But they are still said to be useful in reconstructing Manipur's early history.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 4.
  2. ^ Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 3: "The chronicle itself indicates that in the year 1485 CE King Kyampa began to keep the court chronicle in accurate detail, with the cheithapa method of dating after a meeting with the king of Pong, an ancient kingdom in what is now upper Myanmar.".
  3. ^ Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 2: "It claims to trace the history back to 33 CE, though as we shall see the earlier part is problematic. Comparatively little has been written about the early history of Manipur, and what there is, is often inaccurate.".