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Sukpilal | |
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| Born | |
| Died | c. 1880 |
| Other names | Suakpuilal Sookpilal |
| Occupation | Lushai Chieftain |
| Era | Colonial Era |
| Known for |
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| Children | Khalkam & 11 more |
| Parent(s) | Mungpira (Father) Pibuk (Mother) |
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Sukpilal was a Lushai chieftain who held considerable influence over the western Lushai Hills. Sukpilal conducted a series of raids in British tea plantations and entered a diplomatic relationship with the British soon after. He was also a patron of bazaars and riverines established in the Lushai Hills as the first official trade channels. A defender of his sovereignty, Sukpilal's influence in the Lushai Hills was used by the British for mutual benefits.
Anglo-Lushai Relations
[edit]Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Sukpilal was the eldest son of Mungpira and Pibuk and grandson of Lallula. His two brothers were Thangbhoonga and Runpunga. His two brothers did not possess his prestige and were subject to be subordinate to him in governance. His eldest sister was Routhangi, who lived among him as she married the upas (ministers) of her father, Mungpira. His second sister was chieftess Banaithangi, who married Murchuilal.[1] To arrange for Banaitangi's wedding and bride price, Sukpilal raided Adampore and brought six captives to work for her sister in her household as bawis.[2]
Legend and oral history record Sukpilal in his youth as having immense physical strength and skilled in lancing. At a tribal fair in Unokoti, Tripura, Sukpilal was the champion of a javelin throwing competition. His prowess and feats were widespread among the Mizo chiefdoms and a household name in zawlbuks across the Lushai Hills.[3]
Marriage and children
[edit]Sukpilal married Muichuilal's sister, who had married his sister Banaitangi. He had two other principal wives apart from her. Sukpilal also held many concubines and slave girls. As a result, Sukpilal had many children and grandchildren.[3] His sons were Lalchhunga, Khalkam, Lengpunga, Sailenpui and Thanruma. His daughters by his principal wives were not recorded. To his illegitimate children outside of his three legal wives, Sukpilal did grant villages to a few of them.[3]
Death
[edit]Sukpilal's health began to degrade towards the late 1870s. He sent for help for the deputy commissioner of Cachar in his ailment. Major M.O Boyd did send a qualified doctor, but the lack of infrastructure and ease of travel in the Lushai Hills made it difficult and, hence, failed to save his life.[3] His death saw a succession war over his descendants that created anarchy in the Lushai Hills.[4] It also occurred during a time of mautam famine. Relations with the British and Sukpilal's tribe were affected as Sukpilal's descendants extorted bazaars and markets in Lushai territory.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Chatterjee 1995, p. 154.
- ^ Chatterjee 1995, p. 81.
- ^ a b c d Chatterjee 1995, p. 162.
- ^ Nag 2008, p. 100.
- ^ Zou 2019, p. 572.
Sources
[edit]- Chatterjee, Suhas (1995). Mizo Chiefs and the Chiefdom. New Delhi: Mittal Publications. ISBN 81-85880-72-7.
- Guite, Jangkhomang (September 2014). "Colonialism and its Unruly? The Colonial State and Kuki Raids in Nineteenth Century Northeast India". Modern Asian Studies. 48 (5): 1118–1232. doi:10.1017/S0026749X12000674. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- Nag, Sajal (2008). Pied Pipers In North-East India: Bamboo-flowers, Rat-famine and the Politics of Philantropy. New Delhi: Manohar Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 81-7304-311-6.
- Zou, S. Thangboi (2019). "Riverine bazaars, trade and chiefs in the colonial Lushai Hills". Asian Ethnicity. 22: 563–582. doi:10.1080/14631369.2019.1687284. Retrieved 21 November 2024.