the name "pakhangpa" () was mentioned in the ancient meitei text, named the "thanglon thangchat". however, due to the given name "pakhangba", being possessed by multiple historical personalities in ancient times, the identity of the "pakhangba" mentioned in the text is questionable. notably, there were four notable people named "pakhangba", who are (1) "leinung lonja ariba pakhangba", (2) "tangja leela pakhangba", (3) "lolang pakhangba", and (4) "nongda lairen pakhangba" himself. they lived in different times in the history of manipur.