Sukaphaa
Sign in to saveSukaphaa (), also Siu-Ka-Pha, was the founder and the first king of the Ahom kingdom in medieval Assam. A Tai prince from Möng Mao, the kingdom he established in 1228 existed until 1826 and came to incorporate large parts of modern Assam. In reverence to his position in Assam's history, the honorific Chaolung is associated with his name (Chao: lord; Lung: great). In 1996, the Assam Government decreed his annual remembrance on 2 December as Sukaphaa Divas, or Asom Divas (Assam Day), to commemorate his advent and entry into Assam.
Person
- Born
- 1189-00-00
- Died
- 1268-00-00
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Sukaphaa
- Royalty.full name
- Chaolung Sukaphaa
- Royalty.image
- Sukapha.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Fictional representation of Sukapha by Pushpa Gogoi
- Royalty.succession
- Ahom King
- Royalty.reign
- 1228–1268
- Royalty.title
- Chaolung
- Royalty.predecessor
- Post established
- Royalty.successor
- Suteuphaa
- Royalty.issue
- Suteuphaa
- Royalty.house
- Su/Tsu (Tiger) clan
- Royalty.dynasty
- Ahom dynasty
- Royalty.father
- Chao Chang-Nyeu
Key dates
- Born
- 1189
- Died
- 1268
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Mong Mao
- Place of death
- Charaideo
- Family
- Ahom dynasty
- Image
- Sukapha.jpg
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Ancestry
- Journey into Assam
- Sukaphaa in Assam
- Establishment of Ahom Kingdom
- Memorial
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Sukaphaa (), also Siu-Ka-Pha, was the founder and the first king of the Ahom kingdom in medieval Assam. A Tai prince from Möng Mao, the kingdom he established in 1228 existed until 1826 and came to incorporate large parts of modern Assam. In reverence to his position in Assam's history, the honorific Chaolung is associated with his name (Chao: lord; Lung: great). In 1996, the Assam Government decreed his annual remembrance on 2 December as Sukaphaa Divas, or Asom Divas (Assam Day), to commemorate his advent and entry into Assam.
thumb|Su-Ka-Pha Sammanay Khetra statue, Assam