| Charairongba (omp|Chalailongpa) | |
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| Birth Name: | Charairongba |
| Birth Place: | Kangleipak |
| Death Place: | Kangleipak |
| Burial Place: | Kangleipak |
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| Dynasty: | Ningthouja dynasty |
| Religion: | Meitei religion |
| Occupation: | monarch |
Charairongba - Old manipuri "Chalai-Longpa" (17th century CE - early 18th Century CE) also known as "Eningthou Ningthem Charairongba" was the Meitei king and the ruler of mni|Kangleipak|[[Manipur kingdom]] from 1697 to 1709.
Charairomba (mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯆꯔꯥꯢꯔꯣꯡꯕ or) was born on Saturday May 20, 1673 CE.[1] He was the father of Pamheiba, the King that made Hinduism the official religion of Manipur.
In 1717, he ordered Pamheiba to invade Burma. The Burmese King had insulted Charairongba's daughter by asking for another daughter in marriage. Instead of sending his daughter, Charairongba sent his son Pamheiba along with a strong cavalry force. They crushed the Burmese in battle.
See main article: Meitei literature. Meitei King Charairongba is also known for being a writer. He is best known for authoring the text named "Leiron". The Leiron is a Meitei language account of flowers bearing testimonies to the loves of nature and appreciations of its beauty by the ancient Meitei people of mni|Kangleipak|[[Manipur]]). In the literary works, king Charairongba is described as a king with a glorious reign over ten tributary kings. He was also traditionally believed to be an incarnation of King Nongda Lairen Pakhangba, the first able ruler of the Ningthouja dynasty.[2]
The "Leiron" (mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯂꯩꯔꯣꯟ) written by Charairongba quotes the beauties of nature, among which the following is one of them:The Leiron contains description of 100 flowers and orchids, endemic as well as exotic species. The diction in the text is greatly archaic as well as endowed with swift rhythmic flow.[3]
Giving reference to King Khagemba and the Manipur Kingdom, the beauty and grace of Lei Kabok, also called Manipuri: Kabok Lei (Latin: [[Gardenia jasminoides]]), is described by King Charairongba, as follows:
Other notable mentionings of the plant species include the "nongleishang" (mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯅꯣꯡꯂꯩꯁꯪ), the "santhong maiba lei" (mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯁꯟꯊꯣꯡ ꯃꯥꯏꯕ ꯂꯩ), "kusum lei" (mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯀꯨꯁꯨꯝ ꯂꯩ), "kakyai padam lei" (mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯀꯛꯌꯥꯏ ꯄꯥꯗꯝ ꯂꯩ), "singut yenga lei" (mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯁꯤꯉꯨꯠ ꯌꯦꯉꯥ ꯂꯩ), "thambal" (mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯊꯝꯕꯥꯜ), the "laiyen hanbi paothil lei" (mni|{{Script|Mtei|ꯂꯥꯏꯌꯦꯟ ꯍꯟꯕꯤ ꯄꯥꯎꯊꯤꯜ ꯂꯩ), among the 100s.[4]