Pamheiba, Indian emperor (died 1751)

Gharib Niwaz (Manipur)

King of Manipur from 1709 to 1748

Gharib Niwaz, also known as Pamheiba, was the ruler of the Manipur Kingdom, ruling from c. 1709 until his death in 1748. He introduced Hinduism as the state religion of his kingdom (1717) and changed the name of the kingdom from "Kangleipaak" to the Sanskrit Manipur (1724). He…