Cheitharol Kumbaba

Cheitharol Kumbaba, or Cheithalon Kumpapa (Ch.K.), the "Royal Chronicle of Manipur" is a court chronicle of the kings of Manipur, which claims to start from 33 CE and to cover the rule of 76 Kings until 1955.^[1] The work of chronicling actually began during the reign of King Kiyamba in 1485 CE.^[2] The earlier events were reconstructed later during the reign of Bhagyachandra, presumably from oral sources or from scattered written records.^[1] According to scholar Saroj Nalini Parratt, the earlier parts have relatively little detail but contain numerous inaccuracies.^[3] But they are still said to be useful in reconstructing Manipur's early history.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 4.
^ Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 3: "The chronicle itself indicates that in the year 1485 CE King Kyampa began to keep the court chronicle in accurate detail, with the cheithapa method of dating after a meeting with the king of Pong, an ancient kingdom in what is now upper Myanmar.".
^ Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 2: "It claims to trace the history back to 33 CE, though as we shall see the earlier part is problematic. Comparatively little has been written about the early history of Manipur, and what there is, is often inaccurate.".

[FOOTNOTEParratt,_The_Court_Chronicle,_Vol._120054-1] Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 4.

[FOOTNOTEParratt,_The_Court_Chronicle,_Vol._12005p._3:_"The_chronicle_itself_indicates_that_in_the_year_1485_CE_King_Kyampa_began_to_keep_the_court_chronicle_in_accurate_detail,_with_the_cheithapa_method_of_dating_after_a_meeting_with_the_king_of_Pong,_an_ancient_kingdom_in_what_is_now_upper_Myanmar."-2] Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 3: "The chronicle itself indicates that in the year 1485 CE King Kyampa began to keep the court chronicle in accurate detail, with the cheithapa method of dating after a meeting with the king of Pong, an ancient kingdom in what is now upper Myanmar.".

[FOOTNOTEParratt,_The_Court_Chronicle,_Vol._12005p._2:_"It_claims_to_trace_the_history_back_to_33_CE,_though_as_we_shall_see_the_earlier_part_is_problematic._Comparatively_little_has_been_written_about_the_early_history_of_Manipur,_and_what_there_is,_is_often_inaccurate."-3] Parratt, The Court Chronicle, Vol. 1 (2005), p. 2: "It claims to trace the history back to 33 CE, though as we shall see the earlier part is problematic. Comparatively little has been written about the early history of Manipur, and what there is, is often inaccurate.".

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