Suklamphaa's reign is known for the rise in power of Debera Borbarua and the beginning of a ten-year period of power struggles among high officials of the kingdom that saw quick changes in kings via court intrigues and internal armed conflicts.
10 Facts About Suklamphaa
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Suklamphaa fought against the invading forces of Koch kingdom led by Chilarai during the reign of his elder brother Suklenmung and his nephew Sukhaamphaa.
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Suklamphaa's mother beseeched Sarugohain to spare the life of Udayaditya, or kill her along with the deposed monarch.
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Suklamphaa assumed the Hindu name Swargadeo Ramdhwaj Singha while the Tai-Ahom priest conferred upon him the title Suklamphaa.
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Suklamphaa appointed Brahmans to perform sacrificial rites at Galporaghat on which occasion he liberally distributed largesses to the priest and astrologers.
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Suklamphaa assembled the Vaishnava devotees and arranged for religious music and recital which continued uninterrupted for seven days and nights.
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Suklamphaa desired the post of Borbarua in which Ramdhwaj Singha had already appointed his trusted follower Ghorakonwar Borbarua.
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Suklamphaa suggested the names of Kalia Gohain, the son of Udayaditya Singha, and his two younger brothers Narayan Gohain Tipam Raja and Ban Gohain Namrupia Raja as his intended successors.
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Suklamphaa summoned to the king's chamber all the Phukans and Hazarikas on the pretext of a serious turn to the monarch's illness, and he killed one by one during the course of one single night, twenty-four Hazarikas and all the Phukans of the Capital Garhgaon.
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Suklamphaa then returned to his bed with the consternation and grief, aggravated by the consciousness of his inability to deal appropriately with the arch-fiend Debera.