Siva Singha was with his dying father at Guwahati, who then proceeded to the capital Rangpur where he ascended to the throne.
19 Facts About Siva Singha
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Siva Singha is noted for his elaborate system of espionage.
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Siva Singha had numerous temples erected and made large gifts of land to them.
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Siva Singha's reign coincided with the arrival of the first Europeans traders into Assam.
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Siva Singha ascended the throne on the 20th day of Magh, and assumed the Ahom name Sutanphaa and the Hindu name of Siva Singha.
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Siva Singha gave up Rudra Singha's plan to organize a confederacy of the rajas of Hindustan and to invade Bengal, but obeyed his father's injunction to become a disciple of Krishnaram Bhattacharjya, the Shakta priest from nearby Nabadwip in present-day West Bengal.
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Siva Singha gave the management of the Kamakhya Temple to Krishnaram, who came to be known as Parbatiya Gosain, as his residence was on top of the Nilachal hill.
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Siva Singha accepted him as the royal priest and made a large number of land grants to temples and Brahmin priests.
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Siva Singha is said to have established such an elaborate system of espionage during his reign that he had accurate information of everything that was done or spoken in the kingdom.
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At Biswanath Ghat Swargadeo Siva Singha rebuilt the Shiva temple, Biswanath Doul originally built during reign of Swargadeo Pratap Singha, near the location of the legendary Gupta Kashi.
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Siba Siva Singha was a staunch Shakta and was greatly influenced by the Brahmin priests and astrologers.
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Siva Singha made numerous temples and made large-number of land grants to Brahmanas, so that out of 48 copper plates recording land grants by all Ahom kings 19 of them belonged to him.
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Siva Singha made an attempt to use Saktism as an counterforce against the growing power of Vaisnava Satras.
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Siva Singha had dug the Borpatra tank at Kalugaon beside the historical Jerenga Pathar in memory of her brother who happened to be a Borpatra Gohain during her regime.
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Siva Singha had the land surveyed in Kamrup and Bakata.
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Siva Singha was a great patron of literature and music.
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Siva Singha's reign is considered the golden era of Assamese manuscripts, many notable manuscripts were written one of which was the Hastividyarnava which received royal patronage.
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Siba Siva Singha erected numerous temples and gave away land for the support of the Brahmins and temples with all generosity.
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Siva Singha was succeeded by Charing Raja, who assumed the name of Pramatta Singha and the Ahom name of Sunenphaa after ascending to the throne.