Religious Literature of Ahom Reign: An Analytical Study

Author(s): Dr. Hemanta KR Baruah

Abstract:

The Founder of Ahom Rule in Assam, Chao-Lung-Siu-Ka-Pha when arrived at the Brahmaputra Vally, Soumar Provience along with some followers, they had their own culture, traditions religious beliefs. Siu-Ka-Pha lived here for thirty nine years four months and fifteen days. He ruled for nearly sixteen years. He died in AD 1264. It is a rare thing in world history for one race to have ruled for more than six hundred years. This achievements belongs only to the Ahom Chuphas of kings Siu-Ka-Pha is the symbol of having vision of this dream society. The Ahom kings had certain grate qualities because of which this became possible and because of their unprejudiced nature, they were able to lend an impetus to the sense of cultural and racial identity. The Ahom period signifies the emergence of a period of a new culture and society in history of medieval assam as with the advent of the ahoms there was born a new kingdom-‘Assam’ and a new nation-‘Assamese’. The Ahom advent and the founding of Ahom Kingdom in the Brahmaputra valley was an epoch making event of immense political significance with far reaching consequences not only to Assam but also to the north east India. The Ahom kings ruled Assam spread over a period of six hundrad years. Among the 42 Nos. Ahom kings swargadew Rudrasingha (1696-1714) is considered to be the greatest Ahom king. Swargadew Sivasingha (1714-1744), swargadew Rajeswarsingha (1751-1769) and swargadew Kamaleswarsingha (1795-1811) who contributed to a great extent in the field of literature. Many wise and learned persons, scholars of different fields graced the Ahom courts. During this glorious period the Ahom kings patronised learned and noble persons to write or translated many important books. Religious literature is on the outstanding literary creations during the Ahom era. The present paper deals with Religious literature of Ahom reign may be great resource for the upliftment of the new generation.

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