Hungshi Shangva - bloodline with Mangang

 

Hungshi Shangva clans says No Zimik clans in Hungpung history

( There has never been any King's family name SUN or Zimik  in Hungpung history as well as in Meitei Puya: Boniface Hungshi)

The Dawn Tantak

UKHRUL, 4th Oct'23:   AFTER decades of Hungpung chief ruling without any slightest ioda of doubt and questions on his surname/clans like ' bolds from the blue' the discription of the relationship of Khongrei King, Hungpung King and Meitei King and the Mangang- Hungshi blood line surface .

In a Press Conference held at Relish Restaurant near Naga Gate, Hungpung, today,  Qr. AS.Boniface Hungshi Chairman,Hungpung Hungshi Shangva stated that  after generations of migration from Central Asia, the ancestors of these three kings came to Makhel from Thibungmei (Kohima).

In Makhel a triune baby boy was born to the daughter of the king. The eldest son was named Riso (Khongreihung), the second son was named Hiipam (Hungpunghung) and the third son was named Mahzã (Meiteihung). And after some years the brothers along with their clan members moved to Kojifu village. After a brief stay there, they decided to look for a better fertile land. The dowager- the mother queen gave them a precious stone with blessing and telling them to settle to the place where the stone will drop by itself.

Hungshi further  stated that after searching and looking at various places the precious stone which the eldest carried on the back fell by itself at Khongrei (Khongdei), so, as instructed  by their mother they settled there. It is still there. And as the year went by. their number grew, so the second and the third brothers wanted to settle in their own land of their choice; so they- the three went a little away from the village and raised up three big boulders (Hearth) for cooking their parting meal. The stones are still there in Khongrei (Khongdei), he adds.

While supplementing their genesis  Qr. Ningkhanpam Hungshi and Qr. Barnabas Hungshi amplified that the  eldest stayed back but the younger two left Khongrei/khongdei and after long years of winding search they finally came to Hamleikhong, Hungpung Village. Subsequently, the third brother too decided to settle in the plain of Yaingapokpi/Oknao pokpi, Imphal as Meitei. Proximity allowed the youngest one to visit the second elder brother at Hungpung from time to time.

In Vashimtang, Hungpung there is a springwell, called Meitei Rakhong meaning Meitei springwell. Just South-East of the well is the Mafarung (A place for keeping Meitei Maharaja's

Elephant).

Much later when the seat of administration was passed on to his younger brother from Vashimhung (Elder brother -King), the Meitei kings came there to and left footprints on the
stone slaps. These can be seen in the courtyard of Hungpung King.

Until recently, the Hungpung King's family or clan was just known as Ahungshi - King's clan. So, a search was made for tracing the ancient root of their ancestors, and it was found that Mangang Ningthouja was the proper SALAI name of the three brothers. MANGANG was transiated into Tangkhul dialect as HUNGSHI, they said.

Legendary story has it that in the very beginning, the Immortal Being (Pakhangba) created seven maidens for his better halves. The first one was Leikak Leiyarem. Pakhangba's spirt came upon Leikak Leiyarem and overshadowed her as a 'sun' and she conceived and gave birt to a son. Thus, it is written, 'Numitna gollaka Mangang Ningthouja pogkee'. Some wanted to take.the 'sun' name, but the sun was Pakhangba's spirit, the son's name is Mangang Ningthouja.  There are seven Salai, Salai can be solely colors, not any objects.

There has never been any king's family or clan's name as SUN or ZiMIK in Hungpung (Hundung) history as well as in Meitei Puya (historical record). If there should have been anything like that, a name or title, then, as per historical fact, such will be found in
Vashimhung clan Hungpung, Hungshi said.

The Press meet was also attended by Hungshi history research committee like,  Felix Hungshi, Innocent Hungshi,
Vareingam Hungshi and  Wungkachui Hungsh,.It is further informed that the Hungshi committee has been doing the researched work( history ) for the last 18 years.