Suhungmung

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Suhungmung was a prominent 16th-century Ahom king of Assam known for major territorial expansion, administrative reforms, and successful resistance against external invasions.

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Suhungmung canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ahom king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dihingia Raja ⓘ
Suhungmung Dihingia Raja ⓘ
linked to: Dihingia Raja
annexed Chutiya kingdom ⓘ
built fortifications in western Assam ⓘ
capital Bakata ⓘ
century 16th century ⓘ
conquered Chutiya kingdom ⓘ
country Ahom kingdom ⓘ
deathPlace Ahom kingdom ⓘ
defeated Chutiya king Nityapal ⓘ
dynasty Ahom dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Ahom kingdom
era pre-Mughal Assam ⓘ
ethnicity Tai-Ahom ⓘ
linked to: Tai-Ahom people
expandedTerritoryTo Chutiya kingdom ⓘ
Koch territories in the west ⓘ
western Assam ⓘ
extendedControlOver Brahmaputra valley ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra Valley
father Suhenphaa ⓘ
foughtAgainst Kachari kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kachari Kingdom
historicalSignificance laid foundations for later Ahom power in Assam ⓘ
incorporatedGroup Chutiya nobility into Ahom administration ⓘ
introduced hereditary offices for some posts ⓘ
new administrative offices ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
resistance against external invasions ⓘ
territorial expansion ⓘ
movedCapitalTo Bakata ⓘ
notableAchievement expansion of Ahom influence across upper and middle Assam ⓘ
integration of newly conquered peoples into Ahom polity ⓘ
predecessor Suhenphaa ⓘ
region Assam ⓘ
reignEnd 1539 ⓘ
reignStart 1497 ⓘ
religion Hinduism (Vaishnavite influence) ⓘ
reorganized Paik system ⓘ
resisted invasions from neighboring kingdoms ⓘ
strengthened central administration ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
successor Suklenmung ⓘ
title Swargadeo ⓘ
usedTitle Swargadeo ⓘ

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Ahom kingdom → notableRuler → Suhungmung ⓘ
Tai-Ahom people → notableKing → Suhungmung ⓘ