[1] He is traditionally seen as having invented Sagol Kangjei, the earliest form of the modern day polo sports.
[1] He was the son of King Tangja Leela Pakhangba (1445 BC-1405 BC) and Queen Sinbee Leima.
[2] He was the consort of Queen Leima Taritnu, daughter of a king named Nongpok Ningthou of the Nongmaiching Hill in the east of Imphal.
According to the Ningthou Kangbalon, an ancient historical account of his family, King Kangba was born in a cave in the Mount Koubru in northern Manipur.
[4] In 2018, the Government of Manipur proclaimed that a heritage site will be developed in memory of the king in the Kangmong village, to promote tourism.