The Meitheis and the Kookie tribes

Some historical findings

Meitheis Kukis
Lies between Latitude 23°50' and 25°30’
North and Longitude 93°10' and 94°30 ’ East.
Consists of 7000 square miles of hill territory,
and 1000 square miles of level forming the
broad valley. Manipuries named the valley as
Meithei Leipak, or the broad land of the
Meitheis.

Historical circumstances account for the rather

wide geographical distribution of the Meitheis.

 Settlements- Burma, Nadia, Cachar.

 religious attachment to the Guru of the
Royal Family.
 They originally settled to form a bulwark
against the forays of Kukis.,
 regard Kukis as their inferiors in culture
and civilization.

Among the Manipuris belief is that the valley

appears originally to have been occupied by
several tribes, the principal of which were
named Koomul, Looang, Moirang, and
Meithei, all of whom came from different
directions.For a time the