Moilang
Clan of the Indian ethnic group, Meetei
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Moilang (Modern Meitei: Moirang) is a group of people, which is recognized as one of the seven Yek Salai clans of the composite Meitei confederacy. Moirang consists of many several Yumnaks which are native peoples of ancient Kangleipak (now Manipur), one of the states of India.[1] Moirang has a classical cultural heritage as reflected in Khamba and Thoibi.
| Moilang (Modern Meitei: Moirang) | |||
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.jpg) A holy tiger of Ancient Moirang, having 3 pronged tips of a single horn on its forehead, the front one in brass color, the middle one in golden color & the last one in silver color | |||
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| Country | India | ||
| Region | Manipur | ||
| District | Bishnupur district | ||
| Ethnicity | Meitei people | ||
| Chief | |||
| Moirang 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] |
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| ꯃꯣꯏꯔꯥꯡ (ꯃꯣꯏꯂꯥꯡ) | Moirang (Moilang) | 100 | 110 | 66 | 99[6] | 67 |
