Swargadeo Gadadhar Singha, known by Tai name Supatphaa, born Gadapani, was the twenty-ninth king of Ahom kingdom, who reigned from 1681 to 1696.
16 Facts About Gadadhar Singha
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Gadadhar Singha established the rule of Tungkhungia royal house of Ahom kings, whose descendants continued to rule till the climactic end of the Ahom kingdom in 1826.
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Gadadhar Singha was a son of Gobar raja, a descendant of Suhungmung, and who had become king for twenty days.
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Gadadhar Singha stabilized the Ahom kingdom, which was going through a long decade of political turmoil and instability.
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Gadadhar Singha died in 1696 and was succeeded by his son Rudra Singha.
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Gadadhar Singha was the son of a reigning monarch, Gobar Roja.
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Gadadhar Singha was reputed for his giant stature, physical vigour, intelligence and valour.
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Gadadhar Singha is said to have strangled a wild buffalo into inaction by merely twisting its horns as it rushed to attack him.
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Gadadhar Singha began a campaign to target Ahom princes who were eligible for the throne.
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The first act of the reign of Gadadhar Singha was the stamping out of the possibilities of disloyal manoeuvres on the part of the nobles.
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Gadadhar Singha's first act after becoming the King was to equip an army to oust the Mughal from Gauhati.
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Gadadhar Singha appears to have met with very little opposition.
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Gadadhar Singha forged matrimonial alliances with the Nagas and assured peace and tranquility at the border areas.
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Gadadhar Singha married the extremely beautiful daughter of the warlike Nokpu warrior Assiring, Sentishila, fondly renamed by him as Dalimi.
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Gadadhar Singha circulated the use of silver coins carved with Ahom language, during his decade long reign from 1681 to 1696.
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Gadadhar Singha left two sons, Lai and Lechai, and his elder son Lai succeeded him.