Maliyapham Palcha | |
Inventor of the Meitei calendar | |
Succession: | 1359 BC |
Reign: | 1359 BC-1329 BC |
Reign-Type: | Monarchy |
Coronation: | 1359 BC |
Predecessor: | Ningthou Kangba |
Birth Name: | Koi Koi |
Full Name: | Mari Ya Fambal Cha |
Era Name: | Ancient Manipur |
Era Dates: | 1359 BC-1329 BC |
House-Type: | Royalty |
Father: | Ningthou Kangba |
Mother: | Leima Taritnu |
Occupation: | Emperor of Ancient Manipur |
Religion: | Meeteism of Sanamahism |
Maliyapham Palcha (1359 BC-1329 BC),[1] also known as Mari Ya Phambal Cha or Koi Koi, is a king of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak) kingdom.[2] He is the successor and one of the nine sons of King Ningthou Kangba (1405 BC-1359 BC) as evident in the Ningthou Kangbalon.[3]
He ascended the throne at the age of twenty five and introduced a calendar system called the Mari-Fam or Maliyapham (later known as the Meetei calendar).[4]
He was succeeded by