Kuki (Indic people); Lushai (Asian people); Lushai language
From the above it would appear that Chongthu is a nickname given to
Lershia on account of his having first celebrated the Chong. Chongthu's
name appears in the Thado pedigree as the first of the race to emerge
from the earth, and the great-great-grandfather of Thado. The Chiru
and Kolhen also claim descent from him, though they cannot give the
intermediate names.
[Hnamte.] This clan lived to the east of the Tyao river. Their
most famous chief was Chon-uma, their last village was at Tlangkua,
on the Lentlang. Bad harvests and general misfortunes brought about
their dispersal early in the last century.
[Kawlni.] A widely-distributed clan sub-divided into at least 12
families said to be connected with the Ralte, q.v.
[Kawlhring. Kawl = Burma. Hring = Born.] This clan had a big
village on the Hringfa hill, where the remains of earthworks made
by them in their final struggle against the Haka people may still be
seen. Messrs. Carey and Tuck in their "Chin Hills Gazetteer," p. 153,
say:--"Having settled with their formidable neighbours on the north,
the Hakas turned their attention to the Lushais, who at this time
occupied the country as far east as the banks of the Lavar stream,
barely 20 miles east of Haka. Their chief centres were Kwe Hring
and Vizan, two huge villages on the western slopes of the Rongtlang
range, and to this day the sites, fortifications, and roads of the
former town may be traced." The Hakas, not feeling equal to attacking
their powerful neighbours single-handed, called in the assistance
of a Burmese chieftain, Maung Myat San of Tilin, who came with 200
men armed with guns and bringing with them two brass cannons. "The
Haka and Burman forces were collected on the spot where Lonzeert
now stands, and, marching by night, surprised Kwe Hring in the early
dawn by a noisy volley in which the brass cannon played a conspicuous
part. The Lushais, who had no firearms, deserted their villages and
fled in disorder, and for several months parties of Hakas ravaged
the country, eventually driving every Lushai across the Tyao before
the rains made that river unfordable."
The people called here Lushais were the Kawlhring. The last Kawlhring
chief was Lalmichinga. The clan is now scattered among the villages
round Lungleh. There are eight families, but I have not found any
branches. The Zinthiang and Zinhnawm are omitted from the Naohri
sacrifices.
[Kiangte.] This clan lived east of the Manipur river, from which
place it was driven by the Chins. Kiangte are now found in small
numbers in most of the villages in the North Lushai Hills. The clan
is divided into seven families, without branches.
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