Senbi Kiyamba

Senbi Kiyamba () was a Meitei king of the Ningthouja dynasty of Ancient Kangleipak who ruled from 1467 CE to 1508 CE. His birth name was Thangwai Ningthouba and succeeded his father Ningthoukhomba at the age of 24. His mother was Leima Linthoingambi. After defeating the Kyangs, a Shan Kingdom principality, he came to be known as "Kiyamba" or "Kyamba". He also defeated the Cachar kingdom in 1503 CE.

During his reign in 1467, the Vishnu Temple was built for the first time in Manipur where it stands in the present-day Bishnupur district, Manipur.

 Relation with Pong and the worship of Vishnu 
Kiyamba invaded the Kabaw Valley of the Shan kingdom with the Pong king, Choupha Khekhomba, and a large area of the Kabaw Valley was given to Manipur. To celebrate their victory, Kiyamba gave his daughter to the Pong king for marriage, and they exchanged gifts with each other. The Pong king gifted Kiyamba a statue of Pheiya (God) in which it was presented in Lamangdong, Manipur. A Brahmin identified Pheiya as the Lord Vishnu and said that good fortune would come to the king and kingdom if rice boiled in cow's milk was offered to the deity. Lamangdong was renamed "Vishnupur" for the worship of the God Vishnu.

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Category:Meitei people
Category:Royal dynasties
Category:Rulers in Asia
Category:Kings of Manipur