The term Mizo serves as a collective designation for the numerous clans and tribes inhabiting present-day Mizoram. They form one of the ethnic communities extending from the northwestern region of Burma (Myanmar) into the northeastern frontier of India, unified by common customs, dialects, and cultural traditions. Historically, they were identified by different names—Kuki, Chin, and Lushai. As Grierson records, “The Mizo were first known as Kuki because they were the first batch to have arrived in Mizoram during the reign of the Tipperah Raja, Chachag who flourished around 1512 AD