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Meidingu Pamheiba (
1690-
1751) was an emperor in
Manipur in the early 18th century. After conversion to
Hinduism, he made it the official religion of
Manipur in 1717. He is also one of the heroes of the Thangal tribe.==Early life and conversion==
He was born on
December 22,
1690 in
Manipur to
Pitambar Charairongba and was crowned
Meidingu ("king") on
August 23,
1708. During the early 1700s,
Hindu missionaries from
Sylhet arrived in
Manipur to spread
Gaudiya Vaishnavism. They were led by
Shantidas Goswami and his associate Guru Gopal Das who succeeded in converting the King from the old Meitei religion to
Vaishnavism in 1710. Later during his reign, Pamheiba made Hinduism the official religion, and converted nearly all the
Meitei people to
Hinduism.
Military conquests
His reign lasted 39 years and during that time, the realm of
Manipur extended from the
Irrawady in the east to
Cachar and
Tripura in the west. At some points during his reign, his realm extended into the
Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Shortly after taking power, in his father
Charairongba he invaded
Burma after the Burmese King insulted his sister. The Burmese King asked for the hand (in marriage) of another of
Charairongba's daughters. Instead of a princess, the King of Burma was met by cavalry, led by Pamheiba that massacred the
Burmese army, and brought many
POW to
Imphal.
In 1734, Pamheiba invaded
Tripura and captured 1100
POWs, who were absorbed into the
Meitei community.. He also converted many
meitei shrines into
Hindu mandirs and fought with the traditional clergy for religious power. The day he burned a large number of Meitei religious scripts, collectively known as
Puya in 1729, is known as "Puya Meithaba" in
Manipur
Family
Pamheiba had eight wives, and a large number of sons and daughters. His eldest son,
Samjai Khurai-Lakpa, was assassinated by his younger son
Chitsai, who came to power after Pamheiba's grandson
Gaurisiam. The reign was then followed by
Ching-Thang Khomba.
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