[2][3] These extensively discuss the initial invasion led by Muhammad Sani, the community's establishment in the region and the interactions which were subsequently enabled between Manipur and Taraf, where the early Pangals had originated.
Moreover, it is notable that the descriptions of Taraf provided by the Nongsamei Puya erroneously place it on the banks of the Surma River, which is actually of considerable distance from the former's present-day location of Habiganj District.
[13] The defeated soldiers opted (or were perhaps forced) to settle in Manipur and Sani was allocated fertile territory on the bank of the Imphal and Iril rivers, in what is present-day Moirangkhom Yaiskul, to establish his people.
[1][14] They were given work depending on their respective skills, married to Meitei wives and in time adopted the regions dress, traditions and language, eventually becoming known as Pangals.
[15] Appointed as Qazi-ul-Qazat (chief judge) of the nascent Muslim community, Sani served the dual role of supervising the judiciary and being a lalchingba (major), leading Pangal soldiers during times of war.
[19] He was also one of the Pongba Tara, the ten ministers who assisted the king in administration, and was further entrusted with translating correspondence from Taraf due to his fluency in Bengali and Urdu.