(B) Answer the following questions in a sentence each:
How did king Nongda Lairen Pakhangba use Sagol Kangjei
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Answer:SAGOL-KANGJEI (THE MANIPURI PONY POLO) Compiled and sent by P.Lalit.
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1. THE ORIGIN:
NINGTHOU (KING) KANGBA (1405-1359 B.C), the son of Tangja Leela Pakhangba and Sinbee Leima, is considered to be the first and most foremost King of Manipur. The story of Ningthou Kangba, his father and his descendants were put a script called "NINGTHOU KANGBALON" for the first time by one Maichou (Meitei scholar) named Thongak Kurumba on Thursday, the 3rd day of Kalen (May), during the time of Meidingu Khui-Yoi Tompok, (2nd century AD), the son of Nongda Lairen Pakhangba (33-153 AD) in the Meitei script, which is more or less similar to the Shan script. The story was again transliterated into the Bengali script by Nongthongbamcha Angou Luwaang and published by Thokchomcha Ibotombi Singh during 1976 AD. According to the script, King Kangba was born in a Surung (cave) in Koubru (~35 km to the north of present day Imphal). Caves were constructed with stones and mud under the compulsions of circumstances in the old days. He ruled over Tilli-Koktong, the name of Manipur in his time. His wife was Leima Taritnu, the daughter of Nongpok-Ningthou (a hill range in the east of Imphal).
It was expressed that Sagol-Kangjei was invented by Ningthou Kangba for the first time in Manipur. So, the term Kaang-Chei or Kang-Jei (a hockey or stick made of cane), Kang-droom (a ball made of bamboo root) was taken after the name Kangba. This story was written in "Kangjeirol" (the story of Kangjei). The same game was played during the time of Nongda Lairen Pakhangba with Namu Pong, the followers of Poireiton, the ruler of Manipur (34-18 BC) and their descendants being on one side and Lai (which means those followers and descendants of Tangja Leela Pakhangba, the father of Ningthou Kangba), being the other side as proposed by Leima Laisra, the beloved wife of Nongda Lairen Pakhangba. Marjing of the Lai-group was the authority for the game on horse. Since then Lai and Namu-Pong were amalgamated to form the Meitei group, which started with Tangja Leela Pakhangba's time with intermarriages among three different tribes, namely Tang-Shang, Lei-Hou and Kou tribes. [Source: An Approach to the History of Meiteis and Thais by Keertichand Tensuba, 1993].
Another landmark at Imphal is the famous pologround of which Sir James Johnstone, the Political Agent in Manipur (1877-1886) wrote, "Between the residency grounds, the "Sanakeithel" (Kwairamband Bazaar) and the great road (Burma Road, National Highway 39) was the famous polo ground, where the best play in the world might be seen. There was a ground stand for the royal family on the western side, and one for myself on the north. Sunday evening was the favourite day, and then the princes appeared, and in earlier day the Maharaja. In my time one of the Maharaja's sons, Pucca Sana, and the artillery major were the champion players. In Manipur, every man who can master a pony, plays and every boy who cannot, plays on foot." [ Professor Gangumei Kabui in "History of Modern Manipur (1826-1946), edited by Dr. Lal Dena, p. 191, 1991].
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