Goukhothang, Raja (c. 1821–1872) spelled Go kho thang in Tedim was a prince from the Guite family of Paite people. He was known as the then leader of all Zo people as Carey and Tuck also noted him as the Yo Chief of Mwelpi (Mualpi). He was later captured by the Manipuri troops of Raja Chandrakirti and died in an Imphal jail. According to his documentary video presentation released in 2006, He was born in Tedim-Lamzang area of present-day Chin State (Myanmar-Burma), one of the then political centers of the Guite clan. He succeeded his father, Mang Suum II, in 1855, and moved the capital to fortified village of Mualpi in present-day Tonzang township. In commemoration of Goukhothang, a football tournament is bi-annually held in Lamka (Churachandpur) in Manipur, India, by Ropiang Foundation Trust.
Footnotes
- Bertram S. Carey and Henry N. Tuck, Chin Hills, Vol 1 (1896), page 141.
- For a preview of the video, please, check this out here at Zogam Salpha.
- "Raja Goukhothang Guite Football Memoriam 2020 to begin today". The Sangai Express. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via E-Pao.
- Naulak, Golan Suanzamung (20 May 2020). "Why the Manipur Govt Should Rethink the Maharaja Chandrakriti Memorial Park". The Wire. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- More pages on Raja Gokhothang can be read in a recent publication on the Guite family history in Ngul L. Zam, Mualthum Kampau Guite Hausate Tangthu (Amazon/Create Space: Lexington, KY, 2018), 158-163. ISBN 9781721693559.