Sukaphaa (reign 1228-1268) is the first king of the Ahom kingdom in medieval Assam. A Tai colonist, the kingdom he established in 1228 ruled the region for nearly six hundred years and in the process unified the various tribal and non-tribal peoples of the region. Events The Sixth Crusade is launched by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, after delays due to sickness and an excommunication from Pope Gregory IX. Conrad IV of Germany becomes titular King of Jerusalem, with Frederick II as regent. ... Conradin (right) is executed by Charles I of Sicily, thus extinguishing the Hohenstaufen dynasty, in 1268. ... The Ahom Dynasty ruled parts of Assam for nearly 600 years, from the thirteenth century to the nineteenth century. ... The Ahoms ruled parts of present-day Assam (in India) for nearly 600 years: from 1228 to 1826. ... Assam now renamed to Asom (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... Events The Sixth Crusade is launched by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, after delays due to sickness and an excommunication from Pope Gregory IX. Conrad IV of Germany becomes titular King of Jerusalem, with Frederick II as regent. ...

Journey into Assam

According to the Buranjis Sukaphaa was a Shan prince of Maulung who set off for a new kingdom in 1215 with eight nobles, 9000 men, 2 elephants and 300 horses. He subdued the Nagas as he crossed the Naga hills and made his first place of establishment in Assam at Khamjang in 1228, which is considered as the historical date of the beginning of the Ahom Kingdom. Buranjis are historical literatures written in Assamese. ... The Shan (Burmese: ) are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia. ... // Events A certified copy of the Magna Carta June 15 - King John of England forced to put his seal to the Magna Carta, outlining the rights of landowning men (nobles and knights) and restricting the kings power. ... The word Naga can refer to several different things. ... Naga hills, reaching a height of around 3825 meters, lie on the border of India and Myanmar. ... Events The Sixth Crusade is launched by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, after delays due to sickness and an excommunication from Pope Gregory IX. Conrad IV of Germany becomes titular King of Jerusalem, with Frederick II as regent. ... The Ahoms ruled parts of present-day Assam (in India) for nearly 600 years: from 1228 to 1826. ...

Search for a capital

Over the next few years, he moved from place to place searching for the right capital, leaving behind his representative at each stage to rule the colonized land. At first he went to Dangkaorang, then Khamhangpung, and then to Namrup. Then he went up the Dihing river valley. Then he came back down, and established his rule at Tipam. In 1236 he moved to Mungklang, and in 1240 down the Brahmaputra to Habung. In 1244 he went further down to Ligirigaon, and in 1246 to Simaluguri. Finally in 1253 he built himself his capital city at Charaideo near present-day Sibsagar town. The capital of the Ahom kingdom changed many times after this, but Charaideo remained the symbolic center of Ahom rule. // Events May 6 - Roger of Wendover, Benedictine monk and chronicler of St Albanss Abbey dies. ... Events Batu Khan and the Golden Horde sack the Ruthenian city of Kyiv Births Pope Benedict XI Deaths April 11 - Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, also known as Llywelyn The Great Prince of Gwynedd Monarchs/Presidents Aragon - James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelona (reigned from 1213 to 1276) Castile... This article is about the year 1244. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Saga, emperor of Japan. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Sibsagar is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...

See also

• Ahom Dynasty

The Ahom Dynasty ruled parts of Assam for nearly 600 years, from the thirteenth century to the nineteenth century. ...

References

• Gait, Edward A. A History of Assam, Calcutta, 1906