Loiyumpa Silyel

Loiyumpa Silyel
(Modern Meitei: "Loiyumpa Sinyen")
	First page of the "Loiyumpa Silyel", stored in the Manipur University Library, digitalised by the Digital Library of India
Language	ancient Meitei language (old Manipuri language)
Subjects	law, rules and regulations, social system
Genre	Constitution
Published	1110 CE
Publisher	King Loiyumba (Ancient Meitei: Loiyumpa)
Publication place	Ancient Kangleipak - Medieval Kangleipak
	It is an 11th-12th century written constitution of the Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur).

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The Loiyumpa Silyel (Modern Meitei: "Loiyumba Sinyen"), also termed as the Loyumpa Silyel (Modern Meitei: "Loyumba Sinyen") or the Loiyumpa Shilyel (Modern Meitei: "Loiyumba Shinyen") or the Loyumpa Shilyel (Modern Meitei: "Loyumba Shinyen") or the Loyumba Sinyen (Old Manipuri: Loyampa Sinyen), is an 11th-12th century ancient Meitei language written constitution, regulated in the Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur) during the rule of King Loiyumba (1074-1122 CE). In 1110 CE, its format was finalised from a promulgation of the proto-constitution, drafted in 429 CE by King Naophangba.^[1]^[1]^: 304 Historically, it is the first written constitution,^[2] and one of the well recorded Ancient Meitei language texts of the kingdom.^[3] It was replaced by the Manipur State Constitution Act 1947, that was functional until Manipur was merged into Republic of India on October 15, 1949.^[4]

It includes the accounts of the distribution of the duties to the subjects of the king.^[3]^: 306^[5] Its rules and regulations remains to be an authoritative work in the Meitei social system till the present day Manipur.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Sanajaoba, Naorem (1993). Manipur: Treatise & Documents. Mittal Publications. p. 2. ISBN 978-81-7099-399-5.
^ Gangte, Priyadarshni M. (2008). Customary Laws of Meitei and Mizo Societies of Manipur. Akansha Publishing House. pp. 275, 338. ISBN 978-81-8370-130-3.
^ ^a ^b Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). A History of Manipuri Literature. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 18, 21. ISBN 978-81-260-0086-9.
^ Sanajaoba, Naorem (1991). Law and Society: Strategy for Public Choice, 2001. Mittal Publications. p. 304. ISBN 978-81-7099-271-4.
^ Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. p. 326. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.
^ Khan, Rasheeduddin; Study, Indian Institute of Advanced (1987). Composite Culture of India and National Integration. Indian Institute of Advanced Study. p. 143.

External links

[sanajaoba-1] Sanajaoba, Naorem (1993). Manipur: Treatise & Documents. Mittal Publications. p. 2. ISBN 978-81-7099-399-5.

[2] Gangte, Priyadarshni M. (2008). Customary Laws of Meitei and Mizo Societies of Manipur. Akansha Publishing House. pp. 275, 338. ISBN 978-81-8370-130-3.

[manihar-3] Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). A History of Manipuri Literature. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 18, 21. ISBN 978-81-260-0086-9.

[4] Sanajaoba, Naorem (1991). Law and Society: Strategy for Public Choice, 2001. Mittal Publications. p. 304. ISBN 978-81-7099-271-4.

[5] Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. p. 326. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.

[6] Khan, Rasheeduddin; Study, Indian Institute of Advanced (1987). Composite Culture of India and National Integration. Indian Institute of Advanced Study. p. 143.

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