"The beginnings of this Old Manipuri literature may go back to 1,500 years or even 2,000 years from now. The late Yumajao Singh thought that Poireiton Khunthok, a prose work describing the settlement of some Meithei tribes, is the oldest work in Manipuri going back to the third century..."
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Haridāsa Bhaṭṭācāryya, The Cultural Heritage of India: Languages and literatures. India: Ramakrishna Mission, Institute of Culture, 1953. p. 663
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