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THE BEGINNING In early 13th Century , ''Sukaphaa'', a Shan (''Mong Mao'') prince began his journey with about 9000 followers. He crossed the Patkai hills, fought and defeated the Naga s and reached the Brahmaputra valley in 1228 . He moved from place to place, searching for a seat. He decided not to attack the ''Moran''s and ''Borahi''s but befriend them instead. His followers, much depleted from the original 9000, married into the Borahi and the Mataks. He finally established his capital at Chariadeo near present-day Sibsagar in 1253 and began the task of state formation. EXPANSION The Ahom kingdom then consolidated its powers for the next 300 years or so. The first major expansion was at the cost of the the Kachari s were uprooted from their capital at Dimapur . Thus by the middle of the 16th Century , the Ahoms were in control over eastern Assam. In early 17th Century , the Ahoms came into conflict with the Mughal s over the control of Koch Hajo . In the battle of Itakhuli in 1682 the Mughals were finally removed and the Ahoms got control over most of the Brahmaputra valley. END OF AHOM RULE Their power declined in later half of the 18th Century . The capital city was taken for a short period during the ''Moamoria'' rebellion. In the first part of the 19th Century , the Burmese army invaded their kingdom who set up a puppet Ahom king. The Burmese were defeated by the British in the First Anglo-Burmese War resulting in the Treaty Of Yandaboo in 1826 , which paved the way for the British to convert the Ahom kingdom into a principality and which marked the end of the Ahom rule. THE AHOMS The Tai Ahoms who came into Assam followed their traditional religion and spoke the Tai language. They were a very small group numerically and after the first generation, the group was a mixture of the Tai and the local population. Over time the Ahom state adopted the Assamese language and kings and other high officials converted to Hinduism . Except for some special offices (the king and the ''raj mantris''), other positions are open to members of all tribes and religion. They kept good records, and are known for their chronicles, called '' Buranji ''s. One of its greatest achievements was the stemming of Mughal expansionism. In the celebrated Battle Of Saraighat , the Ahom general Lachit Borphukan defeated the Mughal forces on the outskirts of present day Guwahati in 1671 . STATE OFFICIALS The Ahom kings were called ''Swargadeo''s, and they did not necessarily rule from a single line. The kings were often selected from a small number of families, which were descendents of the first Ahom king. The selection was done by the two ''patro montri''s (the ''Bura-Gohain'' and ''Bor-Gohain''). Later, three more offices was added to the ''patro montri''s (''Borpatro-Gohain'', ''Borborua'' and ''Borphukan''). In times of long disputes, the ''patro montri''s ruled the country, which contributed to the long reign of Ahom kings. It also lead to much palace intrigues in the 17th and the 18th centuries contributing to the instability and finally the end of the Ahom kingdom. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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