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union of a Burman with a Paihte woman, but, according to the
Paihtes, the Lusheis are descended from Boklua, an illegitimate
son of the Paihte Chief Ngehguka.    The Thados say that some
hunters tracking a serao noticed  the foot-marks of   a  child
following those of the animal, and on surrounding the doe serao
they found it suckling a child, who became the great  Chief
Thang-ura, or, as they call him, " Thangul."    From Thang-ura
the pedigree of  all  the   living   chiefs   is   fairly accurately
established.    The Lusheis, in common with the Thados and
other Kuki tribes, attach great importance to their genealogies;
and pedigrees, given at an interval of many years, and by
persons living far apart, have been found to agree in a wonder-
ful manner.    From comparison of these genealogies and from
careful enquiries lasting  over many years, I estimate  that
Thang-ura must have lived early in the eighteenth century.
His first village is said to have been at Tlangkua, north of
.Falam.    It is probable that he personally ruled over only a
small area.    From him sprang six lines of Thang-ur chiefs:—
(1) Rokum, (2) Zadeng, (3) Thangluah, (4) Pallian, (5) Bivung, and
(6) Sailo.   To the north the country was occupied by the Sukte,,
Paihte, and Thado clans.    These appear to have been firmly
established under regular chiefs; but to the west the hills
appear to have been inhabited by small communities formed
largely of blood relations and probably each at feud with its.
neighbours.    Therefore when want of good j burning land and
the aggressions of the eastern clans made it necessary for the
Thang-ur to move, they naturally went westward.    The Rokum,.
the eldest branch, are said to have passed through the hills
now occupied by the Lushais, and some of their descendants are
said to be found on the Tipperah-Sylhet border.    The Zadeng
followed the Rokum, and, passing through Champhai, moved
westwards and about 1830 ruled some 1,000 houses  divided
into   four villages  situated   near  the  banks  of  the   Tlong
or Dallesari river, round the Darlung peak.    In alliance with
Sailo • chiefs of  LaluPs family,  they attacked and defeated
successively the   Hualgno (a Lushei family settled between
Tyao and Manipur rivers) and the Pallian, who were their allies
against the Hualgno.  Subsequently the Zadeng quarrelled with
Mangpura, then the most powerful Sailo chief, who, dying about
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