"It is conjectured in the manuscript Poireiton Khunthok is is one person or group that came to settle in the valleys and is the progenitor of the Chakpas of Andro, Sekmai, etc. Since in Ningthourol Lambuba he is also known as Chingkhong Poireiton (Poireiton of the foot-hill), indicating his settlement in the plains (mentioned in the English translation of CK in Arambam-Parratt, 2005:24). According to Arambam-Parratt, the texts here suggest that Poireitons were prior residents of the foothills, whereas the Pakhangba's group perhaps came down from the surrounding mountains..."
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Tanmoy Bhattacharya, neScholar Magazine Vol 03 Issue 03. N.p.: NE Brothers Pvt. Limited , 2017. p. 63
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