manipuri Muslim history
Manipuri Muslim culture dress T he Pangals, also called Pangans, Pangahal or Manipuri Muslims, are an ethnoreligious group found in the Indian states of Manipur, Assam, Tripura and Nagaland, as well as the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. Pangals. Total population approx. 323,000 Regions with significant populations India 300,000 Bangladesh 23,000 Languages Meiteilon, English Religion Sunni Islam Related ethnic groups Meitei Muslims of Manipur, known as Pangal, have existed (formerly Poirei or Meitrabak or Mekhli/Mughlai or Kathe) since the seventh century. "Pangal" simply means "Manipuri Muslims", as they follow Islam. Various historical sources have different dates for when Islam first entered Manipur. Some sources place the date at around 930 AD. However, the date all sources seem to confirm as definitive is 1606 AD. The origin of the Pangal community is equally varied. In the early-seventeenth century, Mubariz Khan ...