Khuman Puremba

"Puremba" redirects here; not to be confused with Pureiromba.

Khuman Puremba (ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯄꯨꯔꯦꯝꯕ), also known as Khuman Purenba (ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯄꯨꯔꯦꯟꯕ), was a warrior, royal official, and minister of the Ancient Moirang kingdom. He was known for his bravery, strength, and important role in both political and mythical traditions of Moirang society. Born in the ancestral Khuman royal bloodline, originated from the Khuman kingdom, but serving as a minister of the Moirang kingdom, Khuman Puremba fathered Khuman Khamba, the protagonist of the Khamba Thoibi classical Meitei epic, whose stylised poetic version, the Khamba Thoibi Sheireng, became the national epic of the Manipuris.

Khuman Puremba began his service in Moirang Kangla, the royal court of the Moirang kingdom as Leiroi Hanjaba, the royal official in charge of flowers. Through the favor of King Chingkhu Telheiba, he later received higher positions. After his death, when his son Khuman Khamba came of age, the king appointed him to the same post in honor of late Puremba, following the advice of Chaoba Nongthon.

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