Meitei confederacy
Meitei confederacy, or Meitei confederation, is the union of the seven Meitei clans (Meitei: yek salai). The seven clans of the Meitei confederacy are: Mangang (ꯃꯉꯥꯡ) or Ningthouja (ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯖꯥ) Luwang (ꯂꯨꯋꯥꯡ) Khuman(ꯈꯨꯃꯟ) Angom (ꯑꯉꯣꯝ) Moilang (ꯃꯣꯏꯂꯥꯡ) or Moirang (ꯃꯣꯏꯔꯥꯡ) Kha Nganpa (ꯈꯥ ꯉꯥꯟꯄ) Chenglei, Sarang Leishangthem (ꯁꯂꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯁꯥꯡꯊꯦꯝ), or Salai Leishangthem (ꯁꯂꯥꯏ ꯂꯩꯁꯥꯡꯊꯦꯝ) Prior to unification and formation of the "Meitei confederacy," these groups were independent kingdoms ruled by their own kings.