Chaolung Sukapha
2020 JUN 23
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IN NEWS:
- Assam government has ordered the arrest of a Kolkata-based political commentator who had described Chaolung Sukapha as a “Chinese invader”.
ABOUT SUKAPHA:
- Sukapha was a 13th-century ruler who founded the Ahom kingdom that ruled Assam for six centuries.
- He reached Brahmaputra valley in Assam from upper Burma in the 13th century with around 9,000 followers.
- In 1235, Sukapha and his people settled in Charaideo in upper Assam. From there he expanded his small territory into the Ahom Kingdom which controlled much of Brahmaputra valley.
- Over the centuries, the Ahoms accepted the Hindu religion and the Assamese language.
- Sukapha’s significance, especially in today’s Assam, lies in his successful efforts towards assimilation of different communities and tribes. He is widely referred to as the architect of “Bor Asom” or “greater Assam”.
- To commemorate Sukapha and his rule, Assam celebrates “Asom Divas” on December 2 every year.
PRELIMS QUESTION:
Q. ‘Sukhapa’ is the founder of which medieval Indian dynasty:
- Pushyabhuti dynasty
- Ahom dynasty
- Nanda Dynasty
- Chera dynasty
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