Chenglei
Clan of the Indian ethnic group, Meetei
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Chenglei or Salai Leishangthem or Salang Leishangthem or Sarang Leishangthem is a group of people, which is recognized as one of the seven Yek Salai clans of the composite Meitei confederacy. It consists of numerous Yumnaks which are native peoples of ancient Kangleipak (now Manipur), one of the states of India.[1]
| Chenglei (Salai Leishangthem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Chenglei (Salang Leishangthem) dynasty sword, a Meitei traditional weapon | |||
| Profile | |||
| Country | India | ||
| Region | Manipur | ||
| Ethnicity | Meitei people | ||
| Chief | |||
| Chenglei Iputhou | |||
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Number of families
| Meitei sub-groups | Romanisation | Number of families/surnames (according to N. Monihar[2]) | Number of families/surnames (according to Khomdon Lisam[3]) | Number of families/surnames (according to T.C. Hodson[4]) | Number of families/surnames (according to Manipur Mirror) | Number of families/surnames (according to MASTEC)[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ꯁꯂꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯁꯥꯡꯊꯦꯝ (ꯁꯂꯥꯏ ꯂꯩꯁꯥꯡꯊꯦꯝ) | Chenglei (Sarang / Salang / Salai Leishangthem) | 62 | 45 | 41 | 65[6] | 35 |
