Ching-Thang Khomba

Ching-Thang Khomba
King of Manipur
Reign1759–1762,
1763–1798
Coronation7th Sajibu, 1759
PredecessorMaramba
SuccessorLabeinya Chandra
Born13th Poinu 1748
Janmasthan Moirangkhom, Imphal
Died1798
Murshidabad, West Bengal
SpouseAkham Chanu Bhanumati
IssueLabeinya Chandra
Madhuchandra
Tulsijit
Kuranganayani
Shija Lailoibi
Chaurajit
Marjit
Daoji
Chinglen Nongdrenkhomba
HouseHouse of Karta
DynastyNingthouja dynasty
FatherShyamjai Khurailakpa
MotherWahengbam Chanu Chakha Loikhombi
ReligionHinduism
OccupationRajarshi – Raja (monarch) as well as Rishi (saint)

Ningthou Ching-Thang Khomba (also Rajarshi Bhagya Chandra, Jai Singh Maharaja) (1748–1799) was a Meitei monarch of the 18th century CE. He is known for having invented the Manipuri Raas Leela dance. His daughter Shija Lailoibi played the role of Radha at the first performance and became a popular figure in Manipur.[1] He is also credited with spreading Vaishnavism in Manipur State (after his grandfather Pamheiba made Hinduism the official religion) and thereby creating a unified Manipur.[2] Much of his history is mythologized.

The Jayapatra or Khunti of Meitei king Ching Thang Khomba Rajarshi Bhagyachandra, being displayed in front of his statue, in the Kangla Fort in Imphal in 2014
  1. ^ Sheram, AK (2012). "Manipuri, The". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Manipur". Archived from the original on 10 August 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2016.