Loiyumpa Silyel

Ancient Meitei Constitution

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Loiyumpa Silyel
(Modern Meitei: "Loiyumpa Sinyen")
First page of the "Loiyumpa Silyel", stored in the Manipur University Library, digitalised by the Digital Library of India
Country	Ancient Kangleipak - Medieval Kangleipak
Language	ancient Meitei language (old Manipuri language)
Subjects	law, rules and regulations, social system
Genre	Constitution
Published	1110 CE
Publisher	King Loiyumba (Ancient Meitei: Loiyumpa)
It is an 11th-12th century written constitution of the Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur).

The Loiyumpa Silyel (Modern Meitei: "Loiyumba Sinyen"), also termed as the Loyumpa Silyel (Modern Meitei: "Loyumba Sinyen") or the Loiyumpa Shilyel (Modern Meitei: "Loiyumba Shinyen") or the Loyumpa Shilyel (Modern Meitei: "Loyumba Shinyen") or the Loyumba Sinyen (Old Manipuri: Loyampa Sinyen), is an 11th-12th century ancient Meitei language written constitution, regulated in the Ancient Kangleipak (early Manipur) during the rule of King Loiyumba (1074-1122 CE). In 1110 CE, its format was finalised from a promulgation of the proto-constitution, drafted in 429 CE by King Naophangba.^[1]^[1]^: 304 Historically, it is the first written constitution,^[2] and one of the well recorded Ancient Meitei language texts of the kingdom.^[3] It was replaced by the Manipur State Constitution Act 1947, that was functional until Manipur was merged into Republic of India on October 15, 1949.^[4]

It includes the accounts of the distribution of the duties to the subjects of the king.^[3]^: 306^[5] Its rules and regulations remains to be an authoritative work in the Meitei social system till the present day Manipur.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Sanajaoba, Naorem (1993). Manipur: Treatise & Documents. Mittal Publications. p. 2. ISBN 978-81-7099-399-5.
^ Gangte, Priyadarshni M. (2008). Customary Laws of Meitei and Mizo Societies of Manipur. Akansha Publishing House. pp. 275, 338. ISBN 978-81-8370-130-3.
^ ^a ^b Singh, Ch Manihar (1996). A History of Manipuri Literature. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 18, 21. ISBN 978-81-260-0086-9.
^ Sanajaoba, Naorem (1991). Law and Society: Strategy for Public Choice, 2001. Mittal Publications. p. 304. ISBN 978-81-7099-271-4.
^ Paniker, K. Ayyappa (1997). Medieval Indian Literature: Surveys and selections. Sahitya Akademi. p. 326. ISBN 978-81-260-0365-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Khan, Rasheeduddin; Study, Indian Institute of Advanced (1987). Composite Culture of India and National Integration. Indian Institute of Advanced Study. p. 143.