Maliyapham Palcha | |||||||||
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Inventor of the Meitei calendar | |||||||||
1359 BC | |||||||||
Monarchy | 1359 BC-1329 BC | ||||||||
Coronation | 1359 BC | ||||||||
Predecessor | Ningthou Kangba | ||||||||
Successor | Ningthou Kaksuba | ||||||||
Born | Koi Koi | ||||||||
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Father | Ningthou Kangba | ||||||||
Mother | Leima Taritnu | ||||||||
Religion | Meeteism of Sanamahism | ||||||||
Occupation | Emperor of Ancient Manipur |
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]