Thawānthābā

Thawanthaba
Meitei Ningthou
King of Ningthouja dynasty
Monarchy1195 CE - 1231 CE
Coronation1195 CE
PredecessorHemtou Iwanthaba
SuccessorChingthang Lanthaba
Died1231 CE
IssueChingthang Lanthaba
Era name and dates
Medieval Manipur: 1195 CE - 1231 CE
Regnal name
Meidingu Thawanthaba
HouseNingthouja dynasty
FatherHemtou Iwanthaba
MotherKhuroi Ngambi
ReligionSanamahism
OccupationRuler of the Kangleipak Kingdom

Meidingu Thawanthaba or Thawan Thaba (Meitei: ꯊꯋꯥꯟꯊꯥꯕꯥ, romanized: Thawaanthaabaa) was a Meitei ruler of the Ningthouja dynasty of Medieval Kangleipak who ruled from 1195 CE to 1131 CE.

He is the central figure in the historical Meitei language literary work, Thawanthaba Hiran (ꯊꯋꯥꯟꯊꯥꯕꯥ ꯍꯤꯔꯥꯟ), a tragedy based on a crime story. He ascended the throne during a relatively peaceful period in Manipur's history and also during a time of rivalry and occasional alliance between the Meiteis (Ningthoujas) and Khumans.