Ahom Kingdom
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former kingdom that was centred in the Brahmaputra Valley in Assam, India
Key facts
- 1711
- 2,880,000
- 1826
- 41,957.807 km (16,200.000 sq mi)
- 1833
- 2,500,000
- Status
- Kingdom
- Capital
- Charaideo , (1253–1397) Charagua , (1397–?) Bakata Garhgaon , (1540–1707) Rangpur , (1707–1794) Jorhat , (1794–1826)
- Common languages
- Assamese ( lingua franca , court language ) Ahom ( court language , dynastic language ), And other native languages
- Religion
- Ahom religion (1228–1648s) Hinduism (1648s–1826) Ekasarana Dharma Shaktism Shaivism Tribal religions
- Demonym
- Ahom • Assamese
- Government
- Bureaucratic feudalism and Aristocratic monarchy
- 1228 1268
- Sukaphaa
- 1497 1539
- Suhungmung
- 1603 1641
- Susenghphaa
- 1696 1714
- Sukhrungphaa
- 1833 1838
- Purandar Singha
- Historical era
- Middle Age and Colonial Age
- Koch ahom conflicts
- 1543–68
- Ahom mughal wars
- 1615–1682
- Currency
- Ahom coinage
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofIndia Myanmar
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