68 Facts About Khuman Khamba

Khuman Khamba or Moirang Khamba is a hero in Meitei folklore.

Khuman Khamba is the hero as well as the protagonist of the Meitei epic poem Khamba Thoibi of the Moirang Shayon legends in the Moirang Kangleirol genres from Ancient Moirang.

Khuman Khamba is the son of nobleman Puremba, the then prime minister of the ancient Moirang Kingdom.

Khuman Khamba became an orphan at a very young age when his parents died.

Khuman Khamba was raised in poverty by his elder sister Khamnu.

Khuman Khamba went from place to place to find help and work.

Khuman Khamba asked Khamnu if she knew the strange man disobeying the royal order.

Khuman Khamba saw that Khamba was wearing the bracelet she had given to Khamnu.

Khuman Khamba pleasantly told him to go home before the king's noticed he was there.

Thoibi, pretending not to know Khuman Khamba was hiding there, asked if she could pray to the God.

Khuman Khamba prayed aloud, asking the God to allow her to worship him daily in the house.

Khuman Khamba came out of hiding and sent his sister to the market to bring some fruit.

Khuman Khamba is best known for being the paragon of masculinity and far-ranging adventures.

Khuman Khamba went out among the menfolk and joined a wrestling club.

Khuman Khamba had already warned by his sister not to tell anyone about his true identity.

Khuman Khamba explained that his father died when he was an infant and that his sister brought him up.

Minister Nongthonba then realized that Khuman Khamba looked like his old friend Purenba.

Khuman Khamba told them to prepare for fine clothes and a delicious meal for Khamba and Khamnu.

Khuman Khamba told his people about Khamba and his late father Purenba's high official position, status and glories.

Khuman Khamba sent a whirlwind bearing flowery fragrances towards Khamba.

Khuman Khamba gathered the flowers and threw them down the ground.

Kongyamba smelled the food the princess had packed for Khuman Khamba and wondered about it.

Khuman Khamba gathered many people in front of Khamba's house.

Khuman Khamba announced that everyone should wear their richest clothes and jewels of gold and silver in the festival of the Gods.

Khuman Khamba lied and said it was the King's order.

Khuman Khamba felt sad because he did not have clothes of that quality.

Khuman Khamba sent men and women to serve Khamba and Khamnu and began building them a new house.

Thoibi was shocked to see Khamnu and Khuman Khamba wearing rich clothes.

Gifts received by Khuman Khamba were many times more valuable than the customary presents received by Kongyamba.

Khuman Khamba's increasing fame caused Nongban Kongyamba to feel jealous of him.

Khuman Khamba's running style was to move very fast with his chest held low.

Khuman Khamba ran fast, but with his head high, so he could not keep up his speed for long distances.

Khuman Khamba was stopped and told that his name was not in the list of the contestants.

The king told Khuman Khamba to participate if it was not still late to join.

Khuman Khamba was the champion and Kongyamba was the second.

Khuman Khamba heard of the Kao roaming in the Khuman kingdom.

Khuman Khamba went to the king and acted if he were possessed by a divine spirit.

Later, Khuman Khamba told the king he would catch the bull if it was the God's will.

Khuman Khamba promised him to give Princess Thoibi's hand in marriage if he succeeded.

Khuman Khamba said that he was waiting for a good position.

Khuman Khamba began to bring the bull back to the colosseum.

Kongyamba intercepted him and pretended to help Khuman Khamba to hold the bull, but when they came within view of the spectators from the two kingdoms, Kongyamba claimed that he had captured the bull himself.

Khuman Khamba claimed he had even rescued Khamba, who had fallen into the ditch.

Khuman Khamba was selected to pick up the arrows shot by the crown prince, who was the king's younger brother.

Khuman Khamba ran swiftly to pick them up and his outermost garment was loosened.

The Crown Prince saw the clothes Khuman Khamba was wearing underneath: his own golden embroidered coat.

When Khuman Khamba gave him his arrow, he did not take it.

Khuman Khamba told Kongyamba that princess Thoibi would be given to him within five days.

Khuman Khamba went to a hill village of a tribesmen group.

Khuman Khamba sought help from Kabui Salang Maiba, the tribal chief.

Khuman Khamba thanked him and came back with the fruits and the gifts.

Khuman Khamba was promised by the Chief Queen, 10 other Queens and 10 maids that they will receive gifts from Khamba.

Gifts from Khuman Khamba were received by the Queens and their maids warmly.

Khuman Khamba poured it into a silver cup for her father.

Khuman Khamba asked his daughter to get up and go to Khamba's house.

Khuman Khamba was about to kill Kongyamba, but Kongyamba's men pulled Khamba off him and beat him soundly.

However, the elephant driver knew that Khuman Khamba was innocent, and he secretly left Khuman Khamba enough slack in the ropes to breathe.

Khuman Khamba told Thiobi that her beloved man was bound by her father's orders to the elephant and had nearly been killed.

Khuman Khamba sent Prince Chingkhu Akhuba and Nongban Kongyamba to prison.

The king told his brother prince to stay there until Khuman Khamba was well again.

Khuman Khamba got well again, and the criminals were set free.

Khuman Khamba pretended to be friendly to him but suspected a trick.

Khuman Khamba set the matter before the king in the royal court.

Khuman Khamba announced that whoever killed the tiger would marry Princess Thoibi.

The place where Khuman Khamba killed the tiger was near a Kom village.

Khuman Khamba was given the rights of fishery, clothes of honor and titles of high fame.

One day, Khuman Khamba became to suspect Thoibi had been unfaithful to him.

In 2020, the legend of Khuman Khamba capturing Kao was produced in its theatrical form named as "Kao Faba".