Draft:Atom Yoiremba

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{{Short description|12th-century King of Manipur}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Atom Yoiremba
| title = King of Manipur
| reign = 1150 CE – 1163 CE
| predecessor = [[Loitongba]]
| successor = [[Hemtou Iwanthaba]]
| birth_date = unknown
| death_date = unknown
| father = [[Loitongba]]
| religion = [[Sanamahism]]
| dynasty = [[Ningthouja dynasty]]
}}

'''Atom Yoiremba''' was a monarch of the [[Ningthouja dynasty]] in the [[Kingdom of Kangleipak]] (modern-day [[Manipur]]) in the 12th century. He succeeded his father, King [[Loitongba]], and ruled from 1150 to 1163 CE..<ref>{{cite web |title=Chronology of the Rajas of Manipur |publisher=E‑Pao |url=https://books.e-pao.net/Heritage_Manipur/epShowChapter.asp?src=kangla%2Fkings |access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref>

According to the royal chronicle [[Cheitharol Kumbaba]], which Saroj Nalini Parratt translated in The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur, he was deposed by his brother, [[Hemtou Iwanthaba]], in 1163 CE.<ref>{{cite book |last=Parratt |first=Saroj Nalini |title=The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: 33–1763 CE |date=2005 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-34430-2}}</ref>

== Early Life and Ascension ==
Upon his father's death, Atom Yoiremba ascended the throne.<ref>{{Cite book |last=T.c. Hodson |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.158175 |title=The Meitheis |date=1908}}</ref> He was overthrown by his brother, '''Hemtou''' '''Iwanthaba''', in 1163 CE, as recorded in the royal chronicle ''Cheitharol Kumbaba''.<ref name="Parratt">{{cite book|last=Parratt|first=Saroj Nalini|title=The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur: 33–1763 CE|date=2005|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-34430-2}}</ref>

== Conflict and Exile ==
'''Atom Yoiremba''' sought safety among the [[Khuman]] people, a well-known clan in the area, after being deposed. <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Court Chronicle of the Kings of Manipur |url=https://dokumen.pub/the-court-chronicle-of-the-kings-of-manipur-the-cheitharon-kumpapa-original-text-translation-and-notes-9780203444276-0203444272-9780415344302-0415344301.html |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=dokumen.pub |language=en}}</ref> In Manipur, this era was marked by political unrest and shifting alliances between different clans and kingdoms.<ref name="frag">{{cite web
|title=Transition from Ancient to Medieval Manipur – Fragmentation and Inter‑Clan Conflicts
|publisher=Manipur PSC Notes
|date=24 December 2024
|url=https://manipur.pscnotes.com/2024/12/24/transition-from-ancient-to-medieval-manipur/
|access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="evo">{{cite web
|title=The Evolution of the Meitei State – Integration of Principalities
|publisher=Imphal Times
|date=27 October 2023
|url=https://www.imphaltimes.com/articles/the-evolution-of-the-meitei-state/
|access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref>

== References ==
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{{Draft categories|
[[Category:Kings of Manipur]]
[[Category:12th-century Indian monarchs]]
[[Category:Ningthouja dynasty]]
[[Category:Sanamahists]]
}}

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