Tangkhul people explained

Group:Tangkhul people
Population:178,568 (2011 census)[1]
Region1:Ukhrul District, Manipur, India
Religions:Christianity, Animism.[2]
Related:Maring, Uipo, Northwestern Kuki-Chin-speaking peoples, Meitei, Chin

The Tangkhul people, also known as the Tangkhul , are a Tibeto-Burmese ethnic group living in the Indo–Mayanmar border area, occupying the Ukhrul district and Kamjong district in the Northeast Indian state of Manipur, and in parts of neighbouring Myanmar. Despite this international border, many Tangkhul have continued to regard themselves as "one nation".[3] The name "Tangkhul" is originated from the Meitei language words, "Tang" meaning "scarce" and "Khul" meaning "village" respectively.[4] According to another theory of origin, the term "Tangkhul" is derived from "Thankhul", meaning "Than village" in Meitei language.[5] [6]

History

The Tangkhuls are believed to have migrated from China via Myanmar along with Meitei and other Naga tribes like Mao, Poumai, Maram, Thangal and Zeliangrong and dispersed together from Makhel, Senapati.

Relationship with the Meiteis

Haoreima, the Meitei goddess of tragic love and separation, was actually a deified person of the Tangkhul origin.[7] [8] She was a daughter of Khelemba, a Tangkhul chief of Chingdai village, and was married to Khamlangba, a Tangkhul chief of Chingshong village. Despite marrying Khamlangba, she had a secret love affair with Meitei king Meidingu Tabungba, also called Tabung Saphaba (1359-1394). Upon discovering the secret relationship between the two, Khamlangba, getting furious, beheaded Tabung Saphaba.[9] Shocked by the tragic death of her lover, Haoreima took away her lover's head to the Kanglei Pungmayol. Later, she also died, following her lover's path and was eventually venerated as the Meitei goddess of tragic love and separation.She is also identified as goddess Ireima, who's also an incarnation of goddess Panthoibi of the Meitei pantheon.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tangkhul . Ethnologue.
  2. Web site: Tangkhul.
  3. Khamrang, Khayaipam (2000) "The Tangkhul Naga Tribe between Tradition and Modernity" pp. 37 - 71, page 49, In Frei, Fritz (editor) (2000) Inkulturation zwischen Tradition und Modernität: Kontext, Begriffe, Modelle Freiberg University Press, Freiberg, Switzerland,
  4. Book: Sanyu, Visier . A History of Nagas and Nagaland: Dynamics of Oral Tradition in Village Formation . 1996 . Commonwealth Publishers . . 978-81-7169-369-6 . 25 . en . ... a sparse nature of settlement that the Tangkhul tribe got its name. In Meitei language-literally, Tang means scarce and khul means village..
  5. Book: Shimray, A. S. W. . History of the Tangkhul Nagas . 2001 . Akansha Publishing House . 978-81-87606-04-8 . 43 . en . ... the village which they lived was known by the name ' THANKHUL ' meaning Than - Village in Meitei language . Therefore, the name ' TANGKHUL ' is derived from Than - Khul ....
  6. Book: Lisam, Khomdan Singh . Encyclopaedia Of Manipur (3 Vol.) . Gyan Publishing House. 2011 . 978-81-7835-864-2 . 516 . en . The name Tangkhul was given to them by the Meiteis. There are many legends regarding the origin of the word Tangkhul..
  7. Book: Hareshwar Goshwami . History of the People of Manipur . Yaol Publishing . 2004 . 978-1-9993057-0-3 . Revised . London . 214–215 . en-GB.
  8. Book: Hareshwar Goshwami . History of the People of Manipur . Yaol Publishing . 2004 . 978-1-9993057-0-3 . Revised . London . 216–217 . en-GB.
  9. Book: Hareshwar Goshwami . History of the People of Manipur . Yaol Publishing . 2004 . 978-1-9993057-0-3 . Revised . London . 214–215 . en-GB.
  10. Book: Hareshwar Goshwami . History of the People of Manipur . Yaol Publishing . 2004 . 978-1-9993057-0-3 . Revised . London . 216–217 . en-GB.

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