Maliyapham Palcha

Maliyapham Palcha (1359 BC-1329 BC),[1] also known as Mari Ya Phambal Cha or Koi Koi, is a king of Ancient Manipur (Antique Kangleipak) kingdom.[2] He is the successor and one of the nine sons of King Ningthou Kangba (1405 BC-1359 BC) as evident in the Ningthou Kangbalon.[2][3] He ascended the throne at the age of twenty five and introduced a calendar system called the Mari-Fam or Maliyapham (later known as the Meetei calendar).[4]

Maliyapham Palcha
Inventor of the Meitei calendar
1359 BC
1359 BC-1329 BC
1359 BC
PredecessorNingthou Kangba
SuccessorNingthou Kaksuba
BornKoi Koi
Full name
Mari Ya Fambal Cha
Era name and dates
Ancient Manipur: 1359 BC-1329 BC
FatherNingthou Kangba
MotherLeima Taritnu
ReligionMeeteism of Sanamahism
OccupationEmperor of Ancient Manipur

Other website

  • Traditional Customs and Rituals of Northeast India: Arunachal Pradesh, meghalaya, Manipur, Assam. 2002.

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