queen laikhurembi was the first wife of king thongaren (). then king asked her to marry his younger brother, poireiton, instead, because poireiton's wife had died. poireiton was beginning a journey to "tai pang pan" and king thongalel thought it would not be good for poireiton to go without a wife. however, laikhurembi did not want to go. trees had already been planted to honor her as the king's wife. instead of laikhurembi, king thongalel sent his second wife leinaotabi to accompany her brother in law poireiton as a wife.