22:
243:
962:
from
Western Assam, adding--"My ancestors were never subordinate to any other people; and I for myself cannot remain under the vassalage of any foreign power. I am a descendant of the Heavenly King and how can I pay tribute to the wretched foreigners. Early in 1667 Saiad Firuz Khan, who succeeded Rashid Khan as Thanadar of
1056:
Supangmung's insight and wisdom were best shown in the selection of Lachit
Barphukan as the commander in chief to lead the new army. A wrong man would have behaved differently, but the king's nominee was imbued with the same zeal and patriotism of the spirited sovereign, and he succeeded in expelling
977:
to wrest
Guwahati from the Mughals. King Supangmung gave valuable gifts to the commanders of the expedition and delivered to them the following message--"I desire that your wives and children, and the cows and Brahmans should be duly protected and preserved; and I should also acquire the prestige and
1029:
was fortunate in having
Supangmung as the supreme head of the state. The patriotism and self-respect of this monarch have but few parallels in the history of Assam. He had to suffer in the beginning from the shameful legacies of the preceding regime. During the two years long preparation for the war
961:
Chakradhawaj Singha soon after the start of his reign started repairing the forts at
Samdhara and Patakallangand and restored the army to a state of efficiency. In March 1665 the king summoned an assembly of his ministers and nobles and ordered them to devise and adopt measures for expelling Mughals
952:
or robe of honour to
Supangmung, and the imperial envoys insisted on the king's donning them in their presence. King Supangmung could not stand this grave humiliation. He shouted out from his throne--"Death is preferable to a life of subordination to foreigners. I have to surrender my independence
1016:
succeeded in recovering their lost possession and along with it their lost prestige and glory, and this was due mainly to the determination and courage of Ahom King
Supangmung. On receiving the news of victory the king cried out--"It is now that I can eat my morsel of food with ease and pleasure"
989:
and the contiguous garrison of
Guwahati fell into the hands of Ahoms. The victors took possession of the elephants, horses, guns, coins and all other articles which they found in the imperial stores in Guwahati. The enemy was chased down to the mouth of
1045:. The king's patriotic intent and self-respect came out in the letters of the period. In June 1664, he wrote to Raja Prana Narayan of Koch Behar, "You know for yourself all about the manner in which we repeatedly dealt heavy blows upon the
1034:, the monarch personally supervised the preparationsâstocking of food, arms and ammunitions, he placed the smiths inside the palace enclosures to oversee their work, trained the archers with his own hand, then finally ordered the march to
1091:
and recovery of the land up to the old boundary at Manas river, King
Supangmung organised and streamlined the civil administration and revenue collection system of lower Assam under senior officersâPhukans and Rajkhowas adapting from the
1096:'s system. From the capital he maintained an efficient civil administration in the country which was necessary to guarantee the regular reinforcements of men and materials to the Army in the frontline.
982:. If you prove incompetent in the task of defeating the enemy at Itakhuli you shall not be let off with impunity. And, do you think that there will paucity of Phukans and Rajkhowas like yourselves."
966:, sent a strongly worded letter to the Ahom King, demanding the payment of the balance of the indemnity still outstanding. On receiving this letter, Chakradhavaj Singha made up his mind to fight the
920:
nobles called in the
Charing Raja and placed him on the throne. He was a cousin of the Jayadhwaj Singha, and a grandson of Suleng Deoraja, a previous Charing raja and the second son of
1049:. If God has inflicted on us a reverse on this occasion, does it imply that we shall be subjected to discomfiture a second time?" He wrote again in February 1666, "Because the
932:. He assumed the Hindu name Chakradhawaj Singha. At the installation ceremony, the Jaintia Raja sent an envoy to convey his congratulation. So also did the
1080:, the King had to manage the affairs of the country with inferior talents and abilities. Sitting at the capital for nearly two years he managed and gave
1076:
on the campaign to oust the Mughals from Assam. While the best brains of the country, whether in statesmanship or warcraft were in the frontline at
1108:. The King did not get the satisfaction of seeing the final defeat of the imperialist Mughal Army at Saraighat, which sealed the fate of all the
1112:
plans of expansion of their kingdom to the East. Supangmung gave the desired momentum which paved the way for the ultimate victory of the
1041:
Supangmung also sent letters to neighbouring chiefs in order to obtain their cooperation and support in his plan to resist the
851:
1104:
The long war has taken both physical and mental toll of the King and in April 1670 Supangmung died, just one year before the
1053:
have humiliated us once, does it follow that we should make no attempt to throw off this position of subordination to them?
65:
43:
36:
973:
The necessary preparation were made with all speed, and in August 1667 a well-equipped army set out led by
1188:
844:
900:
30:
47:
940:
during his invasion, and with whom friendly relations were thus restored. About the same time
1178:
837:
1183:
1025:
The king was regarded by Assamese as the fountain head of all energy and inspiration, and
8:
1173:
1130:
1105:
1005:
also succeeded in bringing back the Assamese subjects who had been taken captives by the
1081:
872:
1135:
1073:
1069:
1026:
974:
223:
1113:
818:
805:
779:
1167:
967:
941:
892:
740:
219:
1125:
937:
917:
896:
884:
880:
675:
301:
234:
201:
161:
144:
102:
94:
1084:
support to the army in the front supplying men, arms and food materials.
991:
753:
506:
493:
364:
314:
921:
792:
766:
727:
610:
584:
571:
532:
480:
467:
415:
402:
389:
130:
242:
945:
933:
714:
701:
688:
662:
649:
636:
623:
519:
454:
441:
428:
288:
275:
986:
963:
888:
339:
262:
90:
1109:
1093:
1088:
1077:
1072:, a skilled soldier, military engineer and diplomat to accompany
1058:
1050:
1046:
1042:
1035:
1031:
1006:
995:
979:
545:
196:
186:
120:
597:
1062:
1013:
1002:
998:
903:. He is known for his fierce pride as an Ahom monarch.
928::448). The new monarch was named Supangmung by the
1038:when he was fully satisfied with the preparation.
1165:
177:Swarga-Narayandeva Maharaja Chakradhwaj Singha
1012:Thus within the short span of two months the
845:
1099:
1068:Supangmung also ordered his Prime Minister
852:
838:
66:Learn how and when to remove this message
956:
29:This article includes a list of general
916:Jayadhawaj Singha left no sons, so the
895:following the reverses at the hands of
1166:
985:At midnight, around November 2, 1667,
1153:
925:
1020:
1009:during the expedition of Mir Jumla.
978:reputation of having vanquished the
936:Raja of Darrang, who had sided with
15:
867:(reigned 1663â1670), also known as
13:
35:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
1200:
78:Chaopha Swargadeo of Ahom Kingdom
994:, the old boundary of Assam and
241:
20:
1158:, Guwahati: Gauhati University
953:for a suit of sewn garments!"
1:
1146:
154:
1156:The Tai and the Tai Kingdoms
911:
7:
1119:
10:
1205:
1154:Gogoi, Padmeshwar (1968),
876:
215:
207:
195:
185:
176:
171:
167:
150:
140:
136:
126:
116:
108:
101:
88:
83:
1141:
1100:Death of King Supangmung
906:
901:Treaty of Ghilajharighat
1087:After the recapture of
877:āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻāĻĻā§āĻ āĻāĻā§ā§°āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻš
50:more precise citations.
957:Recapture of Guwahati
879:), was an important
1131:Battle of Saraighat
1106:Battle of Saraighat
869:Chakradhwaj Singha
252:List of Ahom kings
112:1663 CE to 1670 CE
1189:Deaths from edema
1021:The Ideal Monarch
862:
861:
827:
826:
229:
228:
181:
180:
76:
75:
68:
1196:
1159:
1136:Battle of Alaboi
1074:Lachit Borphukan
1070:Atan Burhagohain
1027:Lachit Barphukan
975:Lachit Borphukan
948:had presented a
878:
854:
847:
840:
256:
255:
245:
231:
230:
224:Ekasarana Dharma
169:
168:
159:
156:
81:
80:
71:
64:
60:
57:
51:
46:this article by
37:inline citations
24:
23:
16:
1204:
1203:
1199:
1198:
1197:
1195:
1194:
1193:
1164:
1163:
1162:
1149:
1144:
1122:
1102:
1023:
959:
914:
909:
883:under whom the
858:
829:
828:
823:1833–1838
819:Purandar Singha
810:1821–1822
806:Jogeswar Singha
797:1819–1821
784:1818–1819
780:Purandar Singha
771:1811–1818
758:1795–1811
745:1780–1795
732:1769–1780
719:1751–1769
706:1744–1751
693:1714–1744
680:1696–1714
667:1681–1696
654:1679–1681
641:1677–1679
628:1675–1677
615:1675–1675
602:1674–1675
589:1672–1674
576:1670–1672
563:1663–1670
550:1648–1663
537:1644–1648
524:1641–1644
511:1603–1641
498:1552–1603
485:1539–1552
472:1497–1539
459:1493–1497
446:1488–1493
433:1439–1488
420:1422–1439
407:1407–1422
394:1397–1407
381:1389–1397
369:1380–1389
356:1376–1380
344:1369–1376
331:1364–1369
319:1332–1364
306:1293–1332
293:1281–1293
280:1268–1281
267:1228–1268
253:
222:
160:
157:
79:
72:
61:
55:
52:
42:Please help to
41:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1202:
1192:
1191:
1186:
1181:
1176:
1161:
1160:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1139:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1121:
1118:
1101:
1098:
1022:
1019:
958:
955:
913:
910:
908:
905:
860:
859:
857:
856:
849:
842:
834:
831:
830:
825:
824:
821:
816:
812:
811:
808:
803:
799:
798:
795:
790:
786:
785:
782:
777:
773:
772:
769:
764:
760:
759:
756:
751:
747:
746:
743:
738:
734:
733:
730:
725:
721:
720:
717:
712:
708:
707:
704:
699:
695:
694:
691:
686:
682:
681:
678:
673:
669:
668:
665:
660:
656:
655:
652:
647:
643:
642:
639:
634:
630:
629:
626:
621:
617:
616:
613:
608:
604:
603:
600:
595:
591:
590:
587:
582:
578:
577:
574:
569:
565:
564:
561:
556:
552:
551:
548:
543:
539:
538:
535:
530:
526:
525:
522:
517:
513:
512:
509:
504:
500:
499:
496:
491:
487:
486:
483:
478:
474:
473:
470:
465:
461:
460:
457:
452:
448:
447:
444:
439:
435:
434:
431:
426:
422:
421:
418:
413:
409:
408:
405:
400:
396:
395:
392:
387:
383:
382:
379:
374:
371:
370:
367:
362:
358:
357:
354:
349:
346:
345:
342:
337:
333:
332:
329:
324:
321:
320:
317:
312:
308:
307:
304:
299:
295:
294:
291:
286:
282:
281:
278:
273:
269:
268:
265:
260:
254:
251:
250:
247:
246:
238:
237:
227:
226:
217:
213:
212:
209:
205:
204:
199:
193:
192:
189:
183:
182:
179:
178:
174:
173:
165:
164:
152:
148:
147:
142:
138:
137:
134:
133:
128:
124:
123:
118:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
99:
98:
86:
85:
77:
74:
73:
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1201:
1190:
1187:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1171:
1169:
1157:
1152:
1151:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1127:
1124:
1123:
1117:
1115:
1111:
1107:
1097:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1075:
1071:
1066:
1064:
1060:
1054:
1052:
1048:
1044:
1039:
1037:
1033:
1028:
1018:
1015:
1010:
1008:
1004:
1000:
997:
993:
988:
983:
981:
976:
971:
969:
965:
954:
951:
947:
943:
939:
935:
931:
927:
923:
919:
904:
902:
898:
894:
890:
886:
882:
874:
870:
866:
855:
850:
848:
843:
841:
836:
835:
833:
832:
822:
820:
817:
814:
813:
809:
807:
804:
801:
800:
796:
794:
791:
788:
787:
783:
781:
778:
775:
774:
770:
768:
765:
762:
761:
757:
755:
752:
749:
748:
744:
742:
741:Suhitpangphaa
739:
736:
735:
731:
729:
726:
723:
722:
718:
716:
713:
710:
709:
705:
703:
700:
697:
696:
692:
690:
687:
684:
683:
679:
677:
674:
671:
670:
666:
664:
661:
658:
657:
653:
651:
648:
645:
644:
640:
638:
635:
632:
631:
627:
625:
622:
619:
618:
614:
612:
609:
606:
605:
601:
599:
596:
593:
592:
588:
586:
583:
580:
579:
575:
573:
570:
567:
566:
562:
560:
557:
554:
553:
549:
547:
544:
541:
540:
536:
534:
531:
528:
527:
523:
521:
518:
515:
514:
510:
508:
505:
502:
501:
497:
495:
492:
489:
488:
484:
482:
479:
476:
475:
471:
469:
466:
463:
462:
458:
456:
453:
450:
449:
445:
443:
440:
437:
436:
432:
430:
427:
424:
423:
419:
417:
414:
411:
410:
406:
404:
401:
398:
397:
393:
391:
388:
385:
384:
380:
378:
375:
373:
372:
368:
366:
363:
360:
359:
355:
353:
350:
348:
347:
343:
341:
338:
335:
334:
330:
328:
325:
323:
322:
318:
316:
313:
310:
309:
305:
303:
300:
297:
296:
292:
290:
287:
284:
283:
279:
277:
274:
271:
270:
266:
264:
261:
258:
257:
249:
248:
244:
240:
239:
236:
233:
232:
225:
221:
220:Ahom religion
218:
214:
211:Namrupia Raja
210:
206:
203:
200:
198:
194:
190:
188:
184:
175:
170:
166:
163:
153:
149:
146:
143:
139:
135:
132:
129:
125:
122:
119:
115:
111:
107:
104:
100:
97:
96:
93:Swargadeo of
92:
87:
82:
70:
67:
59:
49:
45:
39:
38:
32:
27:
18:
17:
1179:Ahom kingdom
1155:
1126:Ahom Dynasty
1103:
1086:
1067:
1055:
1040:
1024:
1011:
984:
972:
960:
949:
929:
915:
885:Ahom kingdom
868:
864:
863:
676:Sukhrungphaa
558:
376:
351:
326:
302:Sukhaangphaa
235:Ahom dynasty
202:Ahom dynasty
162:Ahom Kingdom
145:Ahom Kingdom
95:Ahom Kingdom
89:
62:
56:January 2013
53:
34:
1184:1670 deaths
992:Manas River
754:Suklingphaa
507:Susenghphaa
494:Sukhaamphaa
377:Interregnum
365:Tyao Khamti
352:Interregnum
327:Interregnum
315:Sukhrangpha
158: 1670
117:Predecessor
48:introducing
1174:Ahom kings
1168:Categories
1147:References
926:Gogoi 1968
922:Suhungmung
887:took back
865:Supangmung
793:Sudingphaa
767:Sudingphaa
728:Sunyeophaa
611:Gobar Roja
585:Suklamphaa
572:Sunyatphaa
559:Supangmung
533:Sutingphaa
481:Suklenmung
468:Suhungmung
416:Suphakphaa
403:Sujangphaa
390:Sudangphaa
131:Sunyatphaa
84:Supangmung
31:references
1030:with the
946:Aurangzeb
938:Mir Jumla
912:Ascension
897:Mir Jumla
891:from the
881:Ahom king
715:Suremphaa
702:Sunenphaa
689:Sutanphaa
663:Supatphaa
650:Sulikphaa
637:Sudoiphaa
624:Sujinphaa
520:Suramphaa
455:Supimphaa
442:Suhenphaa
429:Susenphaa
289:Subinphaa
276:Suteuphaa
191:Charingia
127:Successor
103:Ahom King
1120:See also
1114:Assamese
1082:logistic
987:Itakhuli
964:Guwahati
944:emperor
930:Deodhais
899:and the
889:Guwahati
873:Assamese
340:Sutuphaa
263:Sukaphaa
216:Religion
1089:Gauhati
1078:Gauhati
1051:Mughals
1047:Mughals
1043:Mughals
1036:Gauhati
1032:Mughals
1007:Mughals
980:Mughals
968:Mughals
893:Mughals
546:Sutamla
197:Dynasty
121:Sutamla
91:Chaopha
44:improve
1110:Mughal
1094:Mughal
1059:Mughal
1001:. The
996:Mughal
950:khelat
942:Mughal
598:Suhung
208:Father
33:, but
1142:Notes
1063:Assam
1061:from
1014:Ahoms
1003:Ahoms
999:India
907:Reign
187:House
172:Names
109:Reign
1057:the
934:Koch
918:Ahom
151:Died
141:Born
1170::
1116:.
1065:.
970:.
875::
815:41
802:40
789:39
776:38
763:37
750:36
737:35
724:34
711:33
698:32
685:31
672:30
659:29
646:28
633:27
620:26
607:25
594:24
581:23
568:22
555:21
542:20
529:19
516:18
503:17
490:16
477:15
464:14
451:13
438:12
425:11
412:10
155:c.
924:(
871:(
853:e
846:t
839:v
399:9
386:8
361:7
336:6
311:5
298:4
285:3
272:2
259:1
69:)
63:(
58:)
54:(
40:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
