Kha-Nganpa
Clan of the Indian ethnic group, Meetei
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Kha Nganpa (shortened from Khapa Nganpa) or Kha Nganba (shortened from Khaba Nganba) is a people group, which is recognized as one of the seven Yek Salai clans of the composite Meitei confederacy.[1]
CountryIndia
RegionGreater Imphal area including Kanglei Imphal Kangla as capital and lastly at Wangjing, Sangai Yumpham, Manipur
DistrictImphal East, Imphal West and Thoubal
EthnicityMeitei people
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.jpg) A Classical Meitei illuminated manuscript painting, depicting a “Paphal” of the Kha-Nganpa totem of Pakhangba, a Meitei dragon, from the “Pakhangba Lambuba”, an Ancient Meitei language text, engraved in traditional Meetei Mayek script | |||
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| Country | India | ||
| Region | Greater Imphal area including Kanglei Imphal Kangla as capital and lastly at Wangjing, Sangai Yumpham, Manipur | ||
| District | Imphal East, Imphal West and Thoubal | ||
| Ethnicity | Meitei people | ||
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| Kha-Nganba Iputhou | |||
| Last Chief | Khaba Nongjenba, the last Meetei Imphal Kangla ruler of the Khaba dynasty | ||
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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] |
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| ꯈꯥ ꯉꯥꯟꯄ | Kha Nganpa | 42 | 37 | 17 | 43[6] | 21 |
