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Borpatragohain was the third of the three great ''Gohains'' (counsellors) in the Ahom kingdom. This position was created by
Suhungmung Suhungmung (), or Dihingia Roja I was one of the most prominent Ahom Kings who ruled at the cusp of Assam's medieval history. His reign broke from the early Ahom rule and established a multi-ethnic polity in his kingdom. Under him the Ahom K ...
Dihingia Raja in the year 1527 when Koncheng was made the first Borpatrogohain. The designation was borrowed from ''Vrihat-patra'', the
Habung Habung is a historical region in present-day Lakhimpur district of Assam, India, although some Tai-ahom activists claim it to be a part of present-day Dhemaji district. According to Wade (1800), the region where the Subansiri river and the B ...
dependent of the Chutiya king. The other two counselors of the Ahom kingdom, the ''
Burhagohain Buragohain (Ahom language: ''Chao Phrung Mung'') was the first of the two original counsellors in the Ahom kingdom. He was selected by the Ahom king from members of the Ahom nobility (''Satgharia Ahom''),who vowed not to fight for the position of ...
'' and the ''
Borgohain Borgohain (Ahom language The Ahom language or Tai-Ahom language is a dead language, that was spoken by the Ahom people, that is undergoing a revival. Ahom is an important language in Tai studies. It was relatively free of both Mon-Khmer and Ind ...
'', strongly opposed the creation of this office, but the king successfully instituted this by claiming that three ministers are now required to stabilize the kingdom. Suhungmung claimed that Konsheng, a formidable warrior was his half-brother who grew up in a Naga chieftain's house. Since the other two counselors refused to transfer part of the militia (''hatimur'') they commanded to the new office, Suhungmung transferred non-Ahom militia under himself to the Borpatragohain and part of the Ahom militia from the other two counselors to himself. To placate the aggrieved two counselors, Suhungmung created two additional frontier Gohain positions that were exclusive to the two lineages, and ruled that the Borpatragohain's family could not have any marital relationship with the king's lineage. In later times, people from non-Ahoms families, like those of Garhgayan Patar and
Maran Maran () is an honorific title for exceptionally respected rabbis who are considered influential teachers and leaders. The term is more prevalent among Sephardi Jews, but it is also widely used by Ashkenazi Haredi Jews. It is an Aramaic word use ...
Patar were also made Borpatragohain in later times. and administered the region from the
Daphla Hills Daphla (or ''Dafla'') Hills is a tract of hilly country on the border of western Arunachal and Assam occupied by an independent tribe called Daphla. It lies to the north of the Tezpur Tezpur () is a city and urban agglomeration in Sonitpur d ...
to the
Brahmaputra The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. ...
, and between the Gerelua and Pichalua rivers.


List of Borpatragohains

* Kon-Sheng * Klan-Jang * Ban Jangi * Laku Borpatragohain * Banchangia Borpatragohain * Lai Borpatragohain * Chereli Borpatragohain * Bhaga Borpatragohain * Achuk Borpatragohain * Kenduguria Sengkong Borpatragohain * Paramananda Borpatragohain * Kalugayan Harinath Borpatragohain * Kenduguria Mrittunjay Borpatragohain * Redeshwar Borpatragohain * Maran Borpatragohain * Kenduguria Rudresvar Borpatragohain


Notes


Bibliography

* Gait, Edward (1905) ''History of Assam'', Calcutta * * * * {{refend Assamese-language surnames