Gokhothang

Gokhothang, Raja (c. 1821–1872) was a powerful prince from the noble Guite family of the so-called Zomi, also known as Chins in Myanmar (Burma) and Paite in India.[1] According to his documentary video presentation released in 2006, he was born in Tedim-Lamzang of present Chin State (Myanmar-Burma), one of the then political centers of the Guite dynasty. He succeeded his father, his lordship Prince Mang Suum II, in 1855, and moved the capital to fortified city of Mualpi of present Tonzang township of Chin State.

External links

For more information, please take a view of his documentary video presentation produced by the Siamsim Pawlpi (SSPP)[2] and edited by the Laizoms Muka.[3] Both organizations are New Delhi based.

Remark

Excerpted from Pu Raja Gokhothang Documentary Video presentation, produced by SSPP and edited by Laizoms Musika, New Delhi, India (2006).

Footnotes

  1. ↑ He was also recorded as Go Khaw Thang or Go Khua Thang in common local address, or even as Gokothang. Quotations, whether favorable or not, were also made in various publications, e.g., K. B. Singh, An Introduction to Tribal Language and Culture of Manipur (Manipur State Kala Akademi, 1976), 163; T. Gougin, History of Zomi (Lamka, India: T. Gougin, 1984), 67ff; Suhas Chatterjee, Mizo Chiefs and the Chiefdom (New Delhi, India: M. D. Publications Pvt. Ltd., 1995), 445, ISBN 81-85880-72-7; and others.
  2. ↑ Visit SSPP at their homepage.
  3. ↑ For a preview of the documentary, please, visit at Laizoms Musika.

See also

Zomi
Paite
Guite

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