Chapter XIII: Appendix

FAMILIES AND BRANCHES OF THE LUSHEI CLAN.

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Thangur Rokum }
Rivung }
Pallian } All the Lushei chiefs belong to
Zadeng } one of these branches.
Thangluah }
Sailo }
Chenkhual Descended from Chenkhuala,
said to be a brother of
Sailova,
probably a son of a concubine.
The Chenkhual had once
independent
villages, but are no
longer looked on as chiefs.
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Pachuao Cherlal This family is said to be
descended
Chhawthliak from illegitimate sons
Chhoalak of Zadenga. Darchaova,
Cherlalla,
Chonglal Lianthunga, and Liannghora
Darchao are heroes of whose
Lalbawm prowess many tales are told,
Lianthung and their names appear among
Liannghor the branch names.
Vanpuia-hrin I.e., sprung from Vanpuia.
Varchuao
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Changte Darchun, Pamte
Vokngak, Kawlchi "Chi" means family, "Kawl"
Padaratu, Tumpha means Burma, and "ngak"
Lungte, Ngakchi is to wait; so perhaps the
Chonglun Kawlchi may be descendants
of Changte, who settled
temporarily
in Burma, and the
Ngakchi of some who delayed
at some general move of the
family.
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Chongte Tuichhung, Lungte
Muchhip-chhuak I.e., from Muchhip, the name of
Pamte a hill.
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Chuachang Chonchir, Chonchhon "Hang" means black and "ngo"
white.
Lathang This family and the next are said
to be descended from two
brothers.
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Chuaongo Vanpuia-thla Descendants of Vanpuia. The
Hlengel, Hmunpel Chuaongo are said to have
Zongpam, Laller been very powerful, and to
Chumthluk, Aohmun have held a position similar
to that now held by the Sailo.
Their most powerful chief was
Vanpuia.
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Haonar Haothul, Haobul
Tuithang, Shenlai
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Hrasel Shelpuia, Sontlunk
Sumkhum, Sazah
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Hualbang Chalbuk, Sialchung This family and the next are
Bailchi, Chumkal said to have sprung from two
Khupao, Fangtet brothers, children of a Lushei
Taihlum, Chertluang woman by a Poi or Chin, and
-------------------------------------- to have originated from a hole
Hualngo Chalthleng, Khupno in the ground near the Shepui
Tuazol, Cherput, Bochung rocks, to the east of the
Manipur river. The Hualngo
and Hualbang formerly lived
together in villages under
Hualngo chiefs. On the rise of
the Thangur chiefs, a quarrel
broke out, and the Hualngo
were defeated by a combination
of the Sailo, Zadeng, and
Pallian, and driven across the
Tiao, and took refuge under
the protection of the Falam
chiefs, where their descendants
still are, and are miscalled
Whenoh by the officers
in charge of the Chin Hills.
The Hualbang deserted to the
Thangur, and are found
scattered
in the villages of their
conquerors. There are six
Hualngo villages in the Lushai
Hills containing some 200
houses.
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Lungkhua Sialchung, Ngalchi
Ngalchung, Phungchi
Ngaphawl
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Tochong Topui, Chhakom
Muchhip-chhuak Vide Changte.
Chemhler, Tobul
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Vanchong Vanlung, Sumkhum The claim of this family to
Chemhler, Chengrel be true Lusheis is sometimes
Kaithum disputed.
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Besides the above families, there is one called Chhak-chhuak, i.e., "Come out of the east." In spite of all enquiries I was unable to find out any reason for the name, which was sometimes said to be the name of a branch of one of the other families and sometimes that of a separate family.