21 Facts About Suklingphaa

Suklingphaa, or Kamaleswar Singha, was a king of the Ahom kingdom.

Suklingphaa came to power when he was a toddler, and died in his teens during a small pox epidemic.

Suklingphaa gathered some mercenaries along with some local levies obtained from the Ahom's vassal rulers, the Rajah of Beltola and Dimarua.

Suklingphaa gathered all his forces at Baskata and then dispatched one Madhuram Bairagi to Bengal to fetch a detachment of sepoys and mercenaries.

Suklingphaa proceeded to Goramur where he defeated several rebel bands, killing and capturing many rebel leaders.

Suklingphaa was joined by Pitambar Thakur, the Mahanta or the religious head of Moamoria religious sect.

Suklingphaa misrepresented the actions of the Prime Minister and collected a number of followers with the avowed object of killing the Premier and the King.

Suklingphaa ordered Srinath Duara Borbarua to inflict death sentence on every such person.

Suklingphaa offered a free pardon to those who have fought on the rebel side.

Suklingphaa captured a large number of Moamoria rebels, Kachari people and Assamese refugee, who fled the Ahom Kingdom during Moamoria rebellion and later settled them in Nagaon District.

Suklingphaa captured four Chieftains or Raja Powalis of Tiwa or Lalung community who were helping the Moamoria rebels and later put them to death along with other rebel leaders.

Suklingphaa granted a khat or estate of 2000 pura of land in the Nagaon District to the victorious General Haripad Dekaphukan as reward for his services.

Suklingphaa gave Sarbananada the title of Barsenapati and allowed him to administer the Moran people who lived in the tract between the Brahmaputra river and the Burhidihing river, as a subordinate ruler of Matak rajya under the Ahom Monarch, in exchange of yearly tribute of 10,000 rupees.

Suklingphaa submitted formal proposals to the Prime Minister Purnananda Burhagohain to negotiate with the British East India Company to become a tributary to the British Government, following the example of other kingdoms of the rest of India, especially the neighbouring kingdom of Koch Bihar.

Suklingphaa was only sixteen years old at the time of his death.

Suklingphaa was succeeded by his brother Chandrakanta Gohain, who will be crowned as the Sovereign of Ahom Kingdom as Chandrakanta Singha.

Suklingphaa was aware that the country was going through critical phase and he should co-operate with the Prime Minister Purnananda Burhagohain in dealing with the problems of the state.

Suklingphaa successfully suppressed the Moamoria Rebellion and he recalled most of the Assamese fugitive cultivators, who fled the country during Moamoria Rebellion and was successful in settling them back in the Ahom Kingdom.

Suklingphaa successfully reconstructed the towns and villages of Upper Assam, which were devastated by rebels, and was successful in establishing Jorhat as the Capital of Ahom Kingdom.

Suklingphaa excavated the Bhogdoi canal to facilitate the water supply for the citizens of Jorhat.

Suklingphaa organized the first regular Ahom army, which was paid on regular basis, trained in European Warfare and armed with modern weapons.