Burhagohain (Ahom language:Chao Phrang Mong) was the first of the two original counsellors in the Ahom kingdom. He was selected by the Ahom king from members of the Ahom nobility (Satgharia Ahom), who was not eligible for the position of Ahom kingship. The other original counsellor is the Borgohain. Both the positions existed from the time of the first Ahom king, Sukaphaa. The Burhagohain administered the region north of the Dikhow river up to Sadia. The Ahom language was spoken by the Ahom people who ruled most of Assam from the 13th century until the British occupation in 1838. ... The Ahom Kingdom (1228-1826) was established by Sukaphaa, a Tai prince from Mong Mao, in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra river, between the extant Chutiya kingdom in the north and the Kachari kingdom in the south. ... The Ahom Dynasty ruled parts of Assam for nearly 600 years, from the thirteenth century to the nineteenth century. ... Borgohain was the second of the two original counsellors in the Ahom kingdom, also called Chao Thao Lung in the Tai language. ... Sukaphaa (reign 1228-1268) is the first king of the Ahom kingdom in medieval Assam. ...