Poireiton Khunthok (Meitei: ꯄꯣꯢꯔꯩꯇꯣꯟ ꯈꯨꯟꯊꯣꯛ, transl: The Immigration of Poireiton) is an ancient Meitei puya, or narrative work describing about the immigration of a band of colonists, led by a man, Poireiton, a prince and younger brother of Thongalen, the god of the underworld,[1] in the plains of the Kangleipak (present day Manipur).[2][3][4][5]
It is partially an allegorical work, which includes mythical elements as the integral parts of the saga.[2][6] Part of the lore is that the knowledge of how to use fire was introduced to the people of Kangleipak by Poireiton.[7]
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- Poireiton Khunthok - full text
References edit
- ^ North East India History Association. Session (1988). Proceedings of North East India History Association. The Association.
- ^ a b Singh, R.K. Jhalajit (1965). A Short History of Manipur. O.K. Store.
- ^ Singh, R.K. Jhalajit (1975). Manipur. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
- ^ Singh, R.K. Nimai (2017). neScholar Magazine Vol 03 Issue 03. NE Brothers Pvt. Limited. p. 63.
- ^ Sen, Sipra (1992). Tribes and Castes of Manipur: Description and Select Bibliography. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-310-0.
- ^ Singh, Wahengbam Ibohal (1986). The History of Manipur: An early period. Manipur Commercial Company.
- ^ Poiraiton khunthok. OCLC 20872711. Retrieved 19 March 2023 – via WorldCat.org.