Khuman Puremba
official of the Ancient Moirang kingdom
Khuman Puremba (ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯄꯨꯔꯦꯝꯕ), also known as Khuman Purenba (ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯄꯨꯔꯦꯟꯕ), was a warrior, royal official, and minister of the Ancient Moirang kingdom. He was known for his bravery, strength, and important role in both political and mythical traditions of Moirang society. Born in the ancestral Khuman royal bloodline, originated from the Khuman kingdom, but serving as a minister of the Moirang kingdom, Khuman Puremba fathered Khuman Khamba, the protagonist of the Khamba Thoibi classical Meitei epic, whose stylised poetic version, the Khamba Thoibi Sheireng, became the national epic of the Manipuris.
Khuman Puremba began his service in Moirang Kangla, the royal court of the Moirang kingdom as Leiroi Hanjaba, the royal official in charge of flowers. Through the favor of King Chingkhu Telheiba, he later received higher positions. After his death, when his son Khuman Khamba came of age, the king appointed him to the same post in honor of late Puremba, following the advice of Chaoba Nongthon.
Ancestry and family
Khuman Puremba belonged to the Khuman dynasty of the Khuman kingdom. His ancestry is traced as follows:
Son of Parenkoiba
Grandson of Haoramyaima, a Khuman prince
Haoramyaima was one of the three sons of Khuman King Yoithongai
Haoramyaima left the Khuman kingdom and settled in the Moirang kingdom due to the Khuman royal necklace incident.
Khuman Puremba married Ngangkha Leima. He had two children, Khamnu, a daughter who was biologically the daughter of Moirang King Chingkhu Telheiba, and Khuman Khamba, his biological son.
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