Buragohain (

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 Indo-Aryan influences and has ...

: ''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 Ahom kingship, rather act as a guide to the Ahom king in matters of administering his province in an efficient manner (King Maker). The other original counsellor is Chao Thao Lung or

Borgohain Borgohain (Ahom language: ''Chao Thao Lung'') was the second of the two original counselors 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 Ah ...

. Both the positions existed from the time of the first Ahom king,

Sukaphaa Sukaphaa (), also Siu-Ka-Pha, the first Ahom king in medieval Assam, was the founder of the Ahom kingdom and the architect of Assam. A prince of the Su/Tsu (Tiger) clan of the Mao-Shan sub-tribe originally from present-day Mong Mao, Yunnan Prov ...

. During the rule of

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 ...

, the Burhagohain was given the Dihing province (the region north of the Dikhow river up to

Tinsukia Tinsukia (Pron: ˌtɪnˈsʊkiə) is an industrial town. It is situated north-east of Guwahati and away from the border with Arunachal Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Tinsukia District of Assam, India. History During th ...

) to administer. Later, he was made in-charge of the region between Sadiya province and Gereluwa river ( Dikrong) on the north bank of the Brahmaputra, as

Borbarua Borboruah (Ahom language: ''Phu-Ke-Lung'') was one of the five (councillors) in the Ahom kingdom, a position created by the Ahom king Prataap Singha in 1621. The position included both executive and judicial powers, with jurisdiction of the A ...

was given the charge of territories between

Sadiya Sadiya is a town in Tinsukia district, Assam. It was the capital of the Chutia Kingdom and after the downfall of the kingdom it became the seat of the ''Sadiya-khowa-Gohain'' of the Ahom kingdom. Extensive remains of buildings and fortificati ...

province to

Kaliabor Kaliabor, a sub-division town in Nagaon district of Assam situated at a distance of 48 km east of Nagaon town. It was the headquarters of Borphukans during the Ahom era. Kaliabor lies in the middle of assam and surrounded in the north by t ...

on the south bank.

List of Burhagohain

* Thao Mong Klin Man Rai * Thao-Ru-Ru * Thao Phrang Dam * Khen-Pong * Phun-Long-Kham-Peng * Thao-Mong-Chang-Rai * Thao-Mong-Nang-Dhu-Pu-Ra * Lajan Chao-Phrang-Dam * Lapet Chao-Phran-Dam * ... * Aikhek Burhagohain * Chaopet Burhagohain * Thakbak Burhagohain * Sukulahuda Burhagohain * Sariah Burhagohain * Hatipoali Burhagohain * Lasham Burhagohain *

Atan Burhagohain Atan Burhagohain was an influential 17th-century Burhagohain of the Ahom kingdom. He served as ''Rajmantri Dangaria'', the chief counsellor, for more than seventeen years, from January 1662 to March 1679. During this period Assam witnessed Mugh ...

* Dilihiyal Langi Burhagohain * Kunwoiganya Mau Burhagohain * Lankakia Khampeng Burhagohain * Kunwoiganya Laisheng Burhagohain * Dilihiliyal Aphau Khampet Burhagohain * Bailung Bayan Burhagohain * Domai Burhagohain * Sengmun Burhagohain * Bailungia Sonai Burhagohain * Langmai Kalia Burhagohain * Kunwoigayan Bhagi Burhagohain * ... * Ghanashyam Burhagohain (Kunwoigayan family) *

Purnanada Burhagohain Purnananda Burhagohain was the Burhagohain (prime minister) of the Ahom Kingdom in India from 1782 until his death in 1817. He was appointed as the Burhagohain in April 1782 after the death of his father Rajmantri Ghanashyam Burhagohain. Premier ...

alias Mahidhara * Ruchinath Burhagohain * ...

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