Mangang

Mangang
Ningthouja
Mangang ; Ningthouja
ꯃꯉꯥꯡ (ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯖꯥ)
	Traditional sword of the Mangangs (Ningthoujas)
Profile
Country	India
Region	Manipur
District	Imphal West
Ethnicity	Meitei people
Plant badge	Urum
Chief
	Mangang Iputhou
Historic seat	Kangla
Clan branches
	#Number of families
Allied clans
	Luwang, Angom
Titles
	Mangangcha

Mangang (Meitei: ꯃꯉꯥꯡ), also known as Ningthouja (Meitei: ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯖꯥ) is one of the seven main clans (Yek Salai) of the Meitei people in Manipur, a state in Northeast India.^[1]^[2] The Mangang clan includes many family names (Yumnaks) that come from the old kingdom of Kangleipak (now called Manipur).^[3]^[4] They subjugated other clans into the Meitei fold (Meitei confederacy).

In the traditional flag of Kangleipak, the red color represents the Mangang clan.

Number of families


Meitei sub-groups	Romanisation	Number of families/surnames (according to N. Monihar^[5])	Number of families/surnames (according to Khomdon Lisam^[6])	Number of families/surnames (according to T.C. Hodson^[7])	Number of families/surnames (according to Manipur Mirror)	Number of families/surnames (according to MASTEC)^[8]
ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯖꯥ (ꯃꯉꯥꯡ)	Ningthouja (Mangang)	256	234	115	254^[9]	125

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References

↑ Shakespear, J. (1910). "33. Note on the Manipuri "Yek."". Man. 10: 59–61. doi:10.2307/2787995. ISSN 0025-1496.
↑ "Finding on clans Yek of Meetei and Hao tribes Part 2 By W Shinglai". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
↑ "Meeteis Surname". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 2025-05-03.
↑ Iboyaima, Chongtham. Meitei Yek Taret Salai Mapan Leishemlon.
↑ Monihar, N. (2000). Sagei Salai Apoklon (in Manipuri). India: Internet Archive; Digital Library of India.
↑ "Who are the Indigenous People of Manipur Part 2 By Khomdon Lisam". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2025-02-15.
↑ Hodson, Thomas Callan. The Meitheis. India: D. Nutt, 1908.
↑ "The People - Manipur Science and Technology Council (MASTEC)". mastec.nic.in. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
↑ "MANGANG YEK SALAI – Manipur Mirror". Retrieved 2025-02-16.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] Shakespear, J. (1910). "33. Note on the Manipuri "Yek."". Man. 10: 59–61. doi:10.2307/2787995. ISSN 0025-1496.

[2] "Finding on clans Yek of Meetei and Hao tribes Part 2 By W Shinglai". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2025-05-03.

[3] "Meeteis Surname". www.e-pao.net. Retrieved 2025-05-03.

[4] Iboyaima, Chongtham. Meitei Yek Taret Salai Mapan Leishemlon.

[5] Monihar, N. (2000). Sagei Salai Apoklon (in Manipuri). India: Internet Archive; Digital Library of India.

[6] "Who are the Indigenous People of Manipur Part 2 By Khomdon Lisam". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2025-02-15.

[7] Hodson, Thomas Callan. The Meitheis. India: D. Nutt, 1908.

[8] "The People - Manipur Science and Technology Council (MASTEC)". mastec.nic.in. Retrieved 2025-02-18.

[:0-9] "MANGANG YEK SALAI – Manipur Mirror". Retrieved 2025-02-16.^{[permanent dead link]}

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