Khuman Pokpa information

Khuman Pokpa
Khuman Pokpa
Ancestor God of the Khuman clan, God of the sunset and the night
Member of Mangang Luwang Khuman
Other names	Khuman Sidaba
Affiliation	Khuman clan
Major cult center	Mayang Imphal
Predecessor	Pakhangba
Color	Black
Texts	Puyas
Gender	Male
Region	Mayang Imphal
Ethnic group	Meitei
Festivals	Lai Haraoba
Personal information
Parents	Pakhangba (father);
Siblings	Mangang Apokpa, Luwang Apokpa
Equivalents
Greek equivalent	Erebus
Roman equivalent	Scotus

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Khuman Pokpa (Manipuri: ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯄꯣꯛꯄ) or (ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯑꯄꯣꯛꯄ, romanized: Khuman Apokpa) is the Apokpa, or ancestor god of the Khuman clan.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] He is regarded as the founder of the Khuman dynasty.^[8]^[9] He is one of the three members of the Mangang Luwang Khuman in Meitei mythology and religion.^[10] He represents the time of the sunset and the night.^[11]

^ Prakash, Col Ved (2007). Encyclopaedia of North-East India. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0706-9.
^ Devi, Lairenlakpam Bino (2002). The Lois of Manipur: Andro, Khurkhul, Phayeng and Sekmai. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-849-5.
^ Frazer, Sir James George (1986). Marriage and Worship in the Early Societies A Treatise on Totemism and Exogamy. Mittal Publications.
^ Frazer, Sir James George (2013-01-01). Totemism and Exogamy, Vol. II (in Four Volumes). Cosimo, Inc. ISBN 978-1-60520-979-1.
^ Hodson, T. C. (1908). The Meitheis. p. 147.
^ Roy Jyotimoy. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay. 1958. p. 178.
^ Ghosh, G. K. (1992). Tribals and Their Culture in Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. Ashish Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7024-455-4.
^ J.G.Frazer (1910). Totemism and exogamy. p. 333.
^ Frazer, Sir James George (1935). Totemism and Exogamy: A Treatise on Certain Early Forms of Superstition and Society. Macmillan and Company, Limited.
^ Meitei, Sanjenbam Yaiphaba; Chaudhuri, Sarit K.; Arunkumar, M. C. (2020-11-25). The Cultural Heritage of Manipur. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-29629-7.
^ Singh, L. Bhagyachandra (1991). A Critical Study Of The Religious Philosophy. p. 75.

[1] Prakash, Col Ved (2007). Encyclopaedia of North-East India. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN 978-81-269-0706-9.

[2] Devi, Lairenlakpam Bino (2002). The Lois of Manipur: Andro, Khurkhul, Phayeng and Sekmai. Mittal Publications. ISBN 978-81-7099-849-5.

[3] Frazer, Sir James George (1986). Marriage and Worship in the Early Societies A Treatise on Totemism and Exogamy. Mittal Publications.

[4] Frazer, Sir James George (2013-01-01). Totemism and Exogamy, Vol. II (in Four Volumes). Cosimo, Inc. ISBN 978-1-60520-979-1.

[5] Hodson, T. C. (1908). The Meitheis. p. 147.

[6] Roy Jyotimoy. Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay. 1958. p. 178.

[7] Ghosh, G. K. (1992). Tribals and Their Culture in Assam, Meghalaya, and Mizoram. Ashish Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-7024-455-4.

[8] J.G.Frazer (1910). Totemism and exogamy. p. 333.

[9] Frazer, Sir James George (1935). Totemism and Exogamy: A Treatise on Certain Early Forms of Superstition and Society. Macmillan and Company, Limited.

[10] Meitei, Sanjenbam Yaiphaba; Chaudhuri, Sarit K.; Arunkumar, M. C. (2020-11-25). The Cultural Heritage of Manipur. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-000-29629-7.

[Singh_1991_75-11] Singh, L. Bhagyachandra (1991). A Critical Study Of The Religious Philosophy. p. 75.

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