"Khuman Leipaak" ( Meitei: ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛ) (literally, "Khuman kingdom" [1]) was an independent powerful kingdom, ruled by the kings of the Khuman dynasty in Ancient Manipur. The principality flourished at the shores of the Loktak lake. [2] [3] Mayang Imphal, the capital city of the kingdom, was situated at the left banks of the Imphal River, [4] until the middle of the 14th century AD. [5] The Khuman kingdom was once more extensive and prosperous than that of the Ningthoujas. [6] However, it became dependent on the Ningthouja kingdom by the 12th century AD. [6]