Banaitangi

Banaitangi
Chiefainess
Lal
PredecessorMângpawrha
Born1835 (1835)
Died1884 (aged 48–49)
Tanhril (borough of present-day Aizawl)
SpouseNgursailova (February 1865)
IssueLaljachaja, Van Khampui
HouseSailo
FatherLalmanga
MotherPi Buki
ReligionSakhua

Banaitangi was a Lushai chieftainess known as the sister of Sukpilal and wife of Ngursailova. She is most known for her beauty and poetry at the time and her separation from her husband. She was the first Lushai chieftainess to venture into the plains of Bengal.

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