Sukapha
The advent of Chau-Lung Siu-Ka-Pha into the North-East Region of India is undeniably a turning point in the annals of history.
History says that on 1228 A.D., Chau-Lung Siu-Ka-Pha led an expedition of group of farmers from a small place called Mungmoulung situated between Unan in South China and the north of North Myanmar, in search of agricultural land at `Daikau Rang' (Patkai Parbat). At the sight of the fields laden with rich crops and harvests the team named the land Mung-Dun-Sun-Kham i.e. or the country full of golden gardens. This was indeed the very first link between South China and North-East India.
Kam-peeth, Ratna-peeth, Swarna-peeth and Soumar-peeth are the 4 zonal districts which comprised Kamrup in those days. Every zone was governed by one or more tribal king and was considered as seperate independent states. Sukapha established a powerful united feudalastic state within Kamrup through his board scheme "establishing one state by uniting all the states". Since then Kamrup was renamed as ASSAM. The presence of the Tais Ahoms had done the atypical of social amalgamation emphatic in between the migrant races of Austrics, Caucasians, Drabirs and Mongoloids.
Though at the beginning, Sukapha resorted to brutal means to subjugate the hostile Nagas of Patkai yet he later realized that war and bloodshed are not effective means to earn the love of the people. Hence, competent and capable, Chu-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha established his regin by bringing about the harmony of the diverse tribes and communities inhabiting the land. Despite the various odds that affected them, the team led by Chau-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha, the fact that they established their rule bears testimony to his bravery, valour, his strong personality and leadership qualities.
Being a shrewd political leader, he did not take the path of warfare and bloodshed and instead resorted to winning the hearts of the indigenous people of the land and he succeeded in his mission too.The way he succeeded in acquiring Charaideo, as a dowry gift from the Moran-Barahi Kings prove his competence in making friends with the people of the land.
During those days, Assam was imbued with petty fights and quarrels among the various independent states. Sukapha, being an efficient administrator with a sound knowledge of warfare, integrated the indigenous tribes and present-day Assam is the result of this amalgamation. The Ahom rulers after him were able rulers too, apart from giving Assam a good and strong government and keeping the country in peace and prosperity, also steered in an era of civil contractions. Most of the surviving relics of the Ahom period are found mainly in Sibsagar and Jorhat districts. They are not of gigantic size but are unpretentious and pragmatic in their construction techniques.
Chau-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha was aware of the fact that in order to run a country smoothly, there is the need to have inherent unity and discipline among the people. Only then, can the country hope to defend itself from external aggression.
Apart from ushering in the rich legacies of the Moung Mao kingdom like their affluent religious traditions, their worship of gods and goddesses, their administrative skills, a festival like Me-Dam-Me-Phe offering tribute to their ancestors, the Maidam culture, the rearing of Eri and Muga cocoons, the promotion of Bihu, the Pepa, the Jura Naams, their agricultural system, their building of dams, and the prevalence of the Paik system, Sukapha and his predecessors also encouraged learning and scholars were abound in his court. It was indeed Chau-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha who initiated the writing of History in a chronological manner for the first time in Assam.
Chau-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha was credited to another important breakthrough in the history of Assam; he was the first Ahom king who discovered the sources of iron deposits in Assam. In the course of his war with the Morans, Chutiyas and Barahis, he drank water from various rivers. He discovered that the water of the Dikhow was heavier than the other rivers.
In order to discover the cause of the heaviness of the water, he ascended upstream. He established his capital at Charaideo Hill as he found it appealing. Charaideo is the regional capital of the Ahoms, which is even today famous for its maidams, or burial vaults of kings and other royal family members. Siu-Ka-Pha initiated the smelting of iron ores and manufactured iron implements. The hill was called TiruHill.
In Tai language the meaning of tiruis the place where iron was smelted (ti means smelting of iron, while ru is caves). There was a small hill stream flowing through this area and this stream was also called Tiru. This stream ultimately drains into the Dikhow. Siu-Ka-Pha established villages of iron smelters, including iron-smelting workshops, in this area. After that a long tradition of material iron culture began.
The demise of Siu-Ka-Pha in 1268 was in fact a heavy loss to the people of Assam, yet it also marked the beginning of the Ahom reign, which encompassed almost 600 years.
The advent of Chau-Lung Siu-Ka-Pha into the North-East Region of India is undeniably a turning point in the annals of history.
History says that on 1228 A.D., Chau-Lung Siu-Ka-Pha led an expedition of group of farmers from a small place called Mungmoulung situated between Unan in South China and the north of North Myanmar, in search of agricultural land at `Daikau Rang' (Patkai Parbat). At the sight of the fields laden with rich crops and harvests the team named the land Mung-Dun-Sun-Kham i.e. or the country full of golden gardens. This was indeed the very first link between South China and North-East India.
Kam-peeth, Ratna-peeth, Swarna-peeth and Soumar-peeth are the 4 zonal districts which comprised Kamrup in those days. Every zone was governed by one or more tribal king and was considered as seperate independent states. Sukapha established a powerful united feudalastic state within Kamrup through his board scheme "establishing one state by uniting all the states". Since then Kamrup was renamed as ASSAM. The presence of the Tais Ahoms had done the atypical of social amalgamation emphatic in between the migrant races of Austrics, Caucasians, Drabirs and Mongoloids.
Though at the beginning, Sukapha resorted to brutal means to subjugate the hostile Nagas of Patkai yet he later realized that war and bloodshed are not effective means to earn the love of the people. Hence, competent and capable, Chu-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha established his regin by bringing about the harmony of the diverse tribes and communities inhabiting the land. Despite the various odds that affected them, the team led by Chau-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha, the fact that they established their rule bears testimony to his bravery, valour, his strong personality and leadership qualities.
Being a shrewd political leader, he did not take the path of warfare and bloodshed and instead resorted to winning the hearts of the indigenous people of the land and he succeeded in his mission too.The way he succeeded in acquiring Charaideo, as a dowry gift from the Moran-Barahi Kings prove his competence in making friends with the people of the land.
During those days, Assam was imbued with petty fights and quarrels among the various independent states. Sukapha, being an efficient administrator with a sound knowledge of warfare, integrated the indigenous tribes and present-day Assam is the result of this amalgamation. The Ahom rulers after him were able rulers too, apart from giving Assam a good and strong government and keeping the country in peace and prosperity, also steered in an era of civil contractions. Most of the surviving relics of the Ahom period are found mainly in Sibsagar and Jorhat districts. They are not of gigantic size but are unpretentious and pragmatic in their construction techniques.
Chau-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha was aware of the fact that in order to run a country smoothly, there is the need to have inherent unity and discipline among the people. Only then, can the country hope to defend itself from external aggression.
Apart from ushering in the rich legacies of the Moung Mao kingdom like their affluent religious traditions, their worship of gods and goddesses, their administrative skills, a festival like Me-Dam-Me-Phe offering tribute to their ancestors, the Maidam culture, the rearing of Eri and Muga cocoons, the promotion of Bihu, the Pepa, the Jura Naams, their agricultural system, their building of dams, and the prevalence of the Paik system, Sukapha and his predecessors also encouraged learning and scholars were abound in his court. It was indeed Chau-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha who initiated the writing of History in a chronological manner for the first time in Assam.
Chau-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha was credited to another important breakthrough in the history of Assam; he was the first Ahom king who discovered the sources of iron deposits in Assam. In the course of his war with the Morans, Chutiyas and Barahis, he drank water from various rivers. He discovered that the water of the Dikhow was heavier than the other rivers.
In order to discover the cause of the heaviness of the water, he ascended upstream. He established his capital at Charaideo Hill as he found it appealing. Charaideo is the regional capital of the Ahoms, which is even today famous for its maidams, or burial vaults of kings and other royal family members. Siu-Ka-Pha initiated the smelting of iron ores and manufactured iron implements. The hill was called TiruHill.
In Tai language the meaning of tiruis the place where iron was smelted (ti means smelting of iron, while ru is caves). There was a small hill stream flowing through this area and this stream was also called Tiru. This stream ultimately drains into the Dikhow. Siu-Ka-Pha established villages of iron smelters, including iron-smelting workshops, in this area. After that a long tradition of material iron culture began.
The demise of Siu-Ka-Pha in 1268 was in fact a heavy loss to the people of Assam, yet it also marked the beginning of the Ahom reign, which encompassed almost 600 years.
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