The Ahom kingdom, or Kingdom of Assam, was a late medieval kingdom in the Brahmaputra Valley. It is conventionally dated from 1228 to 1826, although the chronology of its foundation is disputed. The k
Charaideo Maidams – UNESCO World Heritage Site, Assam
King Siva Singha and Bar–Raja Ambika riding litter
Ahom King Siva Singha riding elephant with attendants
Silver rupee of Rudra Singha
Sukaphaa, also Siu-Ka-Pha, was a Tai ruler traditionally credited with founding the Ahom kingdom in medieval Assam. He is identified as a Tai prince from Möng Mao, and conventional chronologies date h
Ahom kingdom
…the chronology of its foundation is disputed. The kingdom came to incorporate large parts of modern Assam. Traditionally associated with the arrival of Sukaphaa, a Tai prince from Möng Mao (present-day Dehong, China), it began as a small Tai polity in the upper Brahmaputra valley based on wet-rice agriculture…
Fictional representation of Sukapha by Pushpa Gogoi
Su-Ka-Pha Sammanay Khetra statue, Assam
Charaideo Maidams – UNESCO World Heritage Site ,Assam
Su-Ka-Pha Samanway Kshetra, Jorhat, Assam