[1][2][3][4] Kongyamba, a rich nobleman of the Angom clan, met a group of women from the Khuman kingdom in a place called Moirang, and asked them why they were fishing there.

[6] Kongyamba then tricked his servant Khamba into catching the bull, by pretending, before the king, that he was possessed by a divine spirit, and claimed that the god Thangjing spoke through him.

He added that "my servant Khamba vows that he will bring it for my honor and for the welfare of the State.

The embassy proposed to organize the great sport of capturing the wild bull.

[8][7] In popular culture, Kao appears in arts, books, movies, theatres and many others.

In 2001, Khambana Kao Phaba (painting) was kept in the permanent collection of the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) Museum, Bhopal, India.

According to the story, an Oracle said that the King of Moirang will soon die and his people will lead a miserable life.

The only solution told was to offer the powerful bull roaming in the Khuman kingdom to God Thangjing.

The bull was once domesticated and treated as a family member during the good days of their parents.

[10][11] In 2020, a Shumang Kumhei named "Kao Faba" was produced by Western Cultural Association in Manipur.

The play was released in the Iboyaima Shumang Leela Shanglen, Palace Compound, Imphal.