Ahom chronicles (Buranjis)

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Ahom chronicles (Buranjis) are historical manuscripts of the Tai-Ahom people that record the political, social, and cultural history of the Ahom kingdom in Assam over several centuries.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Ahom Buranjis 1
Ahom chronicles (Buranjis) canonical 1
Buranji chronicles 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chronicle
historical manuscript
alsoKnownAs Ahom Buranjis
Buranjis
associatedWith Sukaphaa
chronologyStyle annalistic
contains dated entries of events
lists of officials
royal edicts
treaties and agreements
country India
culture Tai-Ahom
linked to: Tai-Ahom people
ethnicGroupAssociated Tai-Ahom people
genre court chronicle
royal chronicle
influenced Assamese historiography
language Assamese language
linked to: Assamese

Tai-Ahom language
material handwritten bark manuscripts
handwritten paper manuscripts
medium manuscript
originatedUnder Ahom dynasty
linked to: Ahom kingdom
preservationLocation Assamese state archives
various libraries in Assam
recordsHistoryOf Ahom kingdom
Assam
region Assam
scriptUsed Assamese script
Tai-Ahom script
linked to: Ahom script
significance major source for the history of medieval Assam
major source for the history of the Ahom dynasty
subject administration of the Ahom kingdom
court ceremonies
cultural history
diplomatic relations
genealogies of Ahom kings
land grants and revenue
political history
religious practices
social history
wars and military campaigns
timePeriodCovered 13th century
18th century
type official chronicle
private chronicle
usedBy Ahom court historians
linked to: Buranji chronicles

modern historians of Assam

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tai-Ahom people culturalHeritage Ahom chronicles (Buranjis)
Ahom language documentation Buranji chronicles
linked to: Ahom chronicles (Buranjis)
Ahom chronicles (Buranjis) alsoKnownAs Ahom Buranjis
linked to: Ahom chronicles (Buranjis)
Ahom religion hasScripture Tai-Ahom manuscripts
linked to: Ahom chronicles (Buranjis)