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Classical Meitei illuminated manuscript painting, depicting a “Paphal” of a totemic Meitei dragon of the Luwangs, from the “Pakhangba Lambuba”, an ancient Meitei language text

Royal sword of the Luwang dynasty.

The List of Luwang monarchs presents the royal lineage of the Luwang dynasty, one of the principal ruling clans of Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur). The Luwang played an important role in the early political and cultural formation of the region, particularly during the time before the consolidation of the Meitei confederacy and the rise of a unified Meitei kingdom. This list records the succession of Luwang kings, shedding light on their influence in shaping the historical identity of ancient Manipur.

Kings

According to the royal chronicle Luwanglon, there were only 3 kings in the independent Luwang dynasty since the last ruler Luwang Ningthou Punshiba lived for so long until mid 7th century. If 9 earlier kings from the shared Khuman-Luwang ancestral line are included, the total becomes 12. If King Thawaren, the brother of King Poireiton, is also added, the total becomes 10.

Common ancestry with the Khuman dynasty

Further information: List of Khuman and Luwang common ancestral monarchs

The Khuman–Luwang common royal lineage is traditionally believed to consist of nine principal ancestral rulers: Nongdamlen Akhuba, Nongdamlen Ahanba, Kurumlen Meinaidaba, Kurumlen Meinaiba, Pothang Ponghan, Heironglen Longjumba, Heirong-ngang Thanganglen, Poireiton, and Singtangpung Tapung Singminnaba. The number increases to ten if Thawaren, the brother of Poireiton, is included.

Singtangpung Tapung Singminnaba, the ninth and last ruler of the undivided Khuman–Luwang ancestral line, had two sons. His younger son, King Pamingnapa, went on to establish the independent Luwang dynasty, while his elder son, King Aalong, founded the separate Khuman dynasty.

Independent Luwang dynasty

Ancient Meitei name(s)	Latin transliteration	Alternative spelling(s) (if any)	Latin transliteration	Modernized Meitei name(s)	Latin transliteration	Alternative spelling(s) (if any)	Latin transliteration	Note(s)
ꯄꯥꯃꯤꯡꯅꯄ	Pamingnapa	ꯄꯥꯃꯤꯡꯅꯄꯥ	Pamingnapa	ꯄꯥꯃꯤꯡꯅꯕ	Pamingnaba	ꯄꯥꯃꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ	Pamingnaba	First ruler of the independent Luwang dynasty.
ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯤꯄ	Khunthipa	ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯤꯄꯥ	Khunthipa	ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯤꯕ	Khunthiba	ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯤꯕꯥ	Khunthiba	Second ruler of the independent Luwang dynasty.
ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯄ	Punshipa / Punsipa	ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯄꯥ	Punshipa / Punsipa	ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯕ	Punshiba / Punsiba	ꯄꯨꯟꯁꯤꯕꯥ	Punshiba / Punsiba	Third and last ruler of the independent Luwang dynasty.

After the death of Luwang Ningthou Punshiba, other branches of his descendants from the Luwang clan—such as the Heirem Khunjan and Luwang Phantek lineages—attempted to continue the Luwang dynasty. However, the dynasty had already grown significantly weaker following Punshiba's death.

Other branches of the Luwang dynasty

Luwang Langmaiching Tongba (Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang)

Luwang Ningthou Punshiba, along with his fifth wife, Nganurol Thongaiba Chanu of the Nganba clan, had two sons: Lungba and Nungthongai.

Lungba was adopted by the Khuman king Tumaba, who had no son to inherit the throne of the Khuman dynasty. After Tumaba’s death, Lungba ascended the throne of the Khuman dynasty, established Mayang Imphal as his royal capital, and came to be known as Nongdamlen Akhuba II.

Nungthongai, on the other hand, began his own Luwang lineage in the Nongmaijing Hills.

The kings of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang:

Ancient Meitei name(s)	Latin transliteration	Alternative spelling(s) (if any)	Latin transliteration	Modernized Meitei name(s)	Latin transliteration	Alternative spelling(s) (if any)	Latin transliteration	Note(s)
ꯅꯨꯡꯊꯣꯉꯥꯢ / ꯅꯨꯡꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯢ	Nungthongai / Nungthong-ngai			ꯅꯨꯡꯊꯣꯉꯥꯢ / ꯅꯨꯡꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯢ	Nungthongai / Nungthong-ngai			First ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.
ꯂꯨꯋꯥꯡ ꯂꯥꯡꯃꯥꯢꯄ	Luwang Langmaipa	ꯂꯨꯋꯥꯡ ꯂꯥꯡꯃꯥꯢꯄꯥ	Luwang Langmaipa	ꯂꯨꯋꯥꯡ ꯂꯥꯡꯃꯥꯢꯕ	Luwang Langmaiba	ꯂꯨꯋꯥꯡ ꯂꯥꯡꯃꯥꯢꯕꯥ	Luwang Langmaiba	Second ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.
ꯆꯤꯡꯇꯥꯈꯣꯏꯄ	Chingtakhoipa	ꯆꯤꯡꯇꯥꯈꯣꯏꯄꯥ	Chingtakhoipa	ꯆꯤꯡꯗꯥꯈꯣꯏꯕ	Chingdakhoiba	ꯆꯤꯡꯗꯥꯈꯣꯏꯕꯥ	Chingdakhoiba	Third ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.
ꯆꯤꯡꯇꯥꯂꯧꯄ / ꯆꯤꯡꯇꯥꯂꯥꯎꯄ	Chingtaloupa / Chingtalaopa	ꯆꯤꯡꯇꯥꯂꯧꯄꯥ / ꯆꯤꯡꯇꯥꯂꯥꯎꯄꯥ	Chingtaloupa / Chingtalaopa	ꯆꯤꯡꯗꯥꯂꯧꯕ / ꯆꯤꯡꯗꯥꯂꯥꯎꯕ	Chingtalouba / Chingtalaoba	ꯆꯤꯡꯗꯥꯂꯧꯕꯥ / ꯆꯤꯡꯗꯥꯂꯥꯎꯕꯥ	Chingtalouba / Chingtalaoba	Fourth ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.
ꯄꯨꯂꯦꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯟꯄ / ꯄꯨꯂꯦꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯥꯟꯄꯥ	Puleng Numanpa	ꯄꯨꯂꯦꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯥꯟꯄ / ꯄꯨꯂꯦꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯟꯄꯥ	Puleng Numanpa	ꯄꯨꯔꯦꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯟꯕ / ꯄꯨꯔꯦꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯥꯟꯕꯥ	Pureng Numanba	ꯄꯨꯔꯦꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯥꯟꯕ / ꯄꯨꯔꯦꯡ ꯅꯨꯃꯟꯕꯥ	Pureng Numanba	Fifth ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of the Luwang dynasty.
ꯇꯣꯡꯄ	Tongpa	ꯇꯣꯡꯄꯥ	Tongpa	ꯇꯣꯡꯕ	Tongba	ꯇꯣꯡꯕꯥ	Tongba	Sixth ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of the Luwang dynasty.
ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯜ ꯇꯦꯜꯍꯩꯄ / ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯜ ꯇꯦꯜꯍꯩꯄꯥ / ꯐꯨꯅꯜ ꯇꯦꯜꯍꯩꯄ / ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯜ ꯇꯦꯜꯍꯩꯄꯥ	Phunal Telheipa	ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯟ ꯇꯦꯟꯍꯩꯄ / ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯟ ꯇꯦꯟꯍꯩꯄꯥ / ꯐꯨꯅꯟ ꯇꯦꯟꯍꯩꯄ / ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯟ ꯇꯦꯟꯍꯩꯄꯥ	Phunan Tenheipa	ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯜ ꯇꯦꯜꯍꯩꯕ / ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯜ ꯇꯦꯜꯍꯩꯕꯥ/ ꯐꯨꯅꯜ ꯇꯦꯜꯍꯩꯕ / ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯜ ꯇꯦꯜꯍꯩꯕꯥ	Phunal Telheiba	ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯟ ꯇꯦꯟꯍꯩꯕ / ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯟ ꯇꯦꯟꯍꯩꯕꯥ / ꯐꯨꯅꯟ ꯇꯦꯟꯍꯩꯕ / ꯐꯨꯅꯥꯟ ꯇꯦꯟꯍꯩꯕꯥ	Phunan Tenheiba	Seventh and last ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of the Luwang dynasty.

Heirem-Khunjan lineage of Luwang

Luwang Ningthou Punshiba, with his third wife, Yusilleima Sinung Haoba Chanu, gave birth to Lumjenghanba, who became the ruler of Heirem village in Kakching’s Kereching region. The region of Luwang Heirem-Khunjan was surrounded by the Khuman principality on the north, and Moirang kingdom on the south.

Ancient Meitei name(s)	Latin transliteration	Alternative spelling(s) (if any)	Latin transliteration	Modernized Meitei name(s)	Latin transliteration	Alternative spelling(s) (if any)	Latin transliteration	Note(s)
ꯂꯨꯡꯆꯦꯡꯍꯥꯟꯄ	Lungcheng-hanpa	ꯂꯨꯡꯆꯦꯡꯍꯥꯟꯄꯥ / ꯂꯨꯡꯆꯦꯡꯍꯟꯄꯥ / ꯂꯨꯡꯆꯦꯡꯍꯥꯟꯄ	Lungcheng-hanpa	ꯂꯨꯡꯖꯦꯡꯍꯥꯟꯕ	Lungjeng-hanba	ꯂꯨꯡꯖꯦꯡꯍꯥꯟꯕꯥ / ꯂꯨꯡꯖꯦꯡꯍꯟꯕꯥ / ꯂꯨꯡꯖꯦꯡꯍꯥꯟꯕ	Lungjeng-hanba	First ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.
ꯂꯨꯝꯁꯤꯟ	Lumsin / Lumshin			ꯂꯨꯝꯁꯤꯟ	Lumsin / Lumshin			Second ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.
ꯄꯅꯥ	Pana	ꯄꯥꯅꯥ / ꯄꯅ / ꯄꯥꯅ	Pana	ꯄꯅ	Pana	ꯄꯥꯅꯥ / ꯄꯅ / ꯄꯥꯅ	Pana	Third ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.
ꯄꯟꯁꯥꯂꯦꯡ	Pansaleng	ꯄꯟꯁꯂꯦꯡ / ꯄꯥꯟꯁꯂꯦꯡ / ꯄꯥꯟꯁꯥꯂꯦꯡ	Pansaleng	ꯄꯟꯁꯥꯔꯦꯡ	Pansareng	ꯄꯟꯁꯔꯦꯡ / ꯄꯥꯟꯁꯔꯦꯡ / ꯄꯥꯟꯁꯥꯔꯦꯡ	Pansareng	Fourth ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.
ꯇꯧꯂꯦꯡ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯥꯄ / ꯇꯧꯂꯦꯡ ꯂꯟꯊꯥꯄ / ꯇꯧꯂꯦꯡ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯥꯄꯥ / ꯇꯧꯂꯦꯡ ꯂꯟꯊꯥꯄꯥ	Touleng Lanthapa	ꯇꯥꯎꯂꯦꯡ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯥꯄ / ꯇꯥꯎꯂꯦꯡ ꯂꯟꯊꯥꯄ / ꯇꯥꯎꯂꯦꯡ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯥꯄꯥ / ꯇꯥꯎꯂꯦꯡ ꯂꯟꯊꯥꯄꯥ	Taoleng Lanthapa	ꯇꯧꯔꯦꯡ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯥꯕ / ꯇꯧꯔꯦꯡ ꯂꯟꯊꯥꯕ / ꯇꯧꯔꯦꯡ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯥꯕꯥ / ꯇꯧꯔꯦꯡ ꯂꯟꯊꯥꯕꯥ	Toureng Lanthaba	ꯇꯥꯎꯔꯦꯡ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯥꯕ / ꯇꯥꯎꯔꯦꯡ ꯂꯟꯊꯥꯕ / ꯇꯥꯎꯔꯦꯡ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯥꯕꯥ / ꯇꯥꯎꯔꯦꯡ ꯂꯟꯊꯥꯕꯥ	Taoreng Lanthaba	Fifth ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.
ꯂꯥꯢꯂꯨꯄ	Lailupa	ꯂꯥꯢꯂꯨꯄꯥ	Lailupa	ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯨꯕ	Lairuba	ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯨꯕꯥ	Lairuba	Sixth ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.
ꯂꯦꯝꯄ	Lempa	ꯂꯦꯝꯄꯥ	Lempa	ꯂꯦꯝꯕ	Lemba	ꯂꯦꯝꯕꯥ	Lemba	Seventh ruler of the Nongmaijing Hills lineage of Luwang.