Origin of Caste System in Manipur: A Brief Discussion

Author(s)	Mangoljao Maibam, Vethihu Kezo
Country	India
Abstract	Before Manipur was merged into the Union of India on October 15, 1949, the state was a princely state having a long history of its own covering about two thousand years of existence as an independent kingdom. This kingdom did not follow Hinduism to its full swing till King Garibniwas (1707-48 A.D.) became the king of Manipur. He enforced the people to profess Hinduism against their wishes since there was no authority to pay heed to their emotional and passionate appeals and protests against the king. Later kings of Manipur especially King Bhagyachandra (1763-98 A.D.) popularized among the people of Manipur. The main theme of this paper is to trace how did some elements of the caste system which were practiced in mainland India was slowly creep into and accepted by the Manipuri society, especially during the times of King Garibniwaz and King Bhagyachandra.
Keywords	Key words: Caste, Clan, Loi, Meitei, Salai and Yek.
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023
Published On	2023-08-09
Cite This	Origin of Caste System in Manipur: A Brief Discussion - Mangoljao Maibam, Vethihu Kezo - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 4, July-August 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5134
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i04.5134
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gskxdb

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