Kha Nganpa

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Kha Nganba (Khaba Nganba)
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Country India
RegionGreater Imphal area including Kanglei Imphal Kangla as capital and lastly at Wangjing Sangai Yumpham Kangla Manipur
DistrictImphal East-West and Thoubal
Ethnicity Meitei people
Chief
Kha-Nganba Iputhou
Last ChiefKhaba Nongjenba, the last Meetei Imphal Kangla ruler of Khaba dynasty
Clan branches
55
Allied clans
Chenglei (Sarang Leisangthem)
Titles
Khaba

kha Nganpa or Kha Nganba (modern term) is one of the seven clans of the Meitei people. [1]

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