Hazarika was a

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officer under the administration of the Ahom kingdom and

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over 1,000 (''Hazar'') ''paiks'' was known as a ''Hazarika''. As it was a purely administrative position, the title holder could belong to diverse ethnic groups. The surname mostly belongs to the

Ahom Ahom may refer to: *Ahom people, an ethnic community in Assam * Ahom language, a language associated with the Ahom people *Ahom religion, an ethnic folk religion of Tai-Ahom people *Ahom alphabet, a script used to write the Ahom language * Ahom kin ...

Chutia The Chutia people (Pron: or ''Sutia'') are an ethnic group that are native to Assam and historically associated with the Chutia kingdom. However, after the kingdom was absorbed into the Ahom kingdom in 1523–24, the Chutia population was ...

and Koch ethnic groups. Apart from the Ahom Hazarikas, there is mention of ''Chutia Hazarikas'' in several instances of Buranjis. For example, during the reign of the Ahom king

Susenphaa Susenphaa was the king of Ahom kingdom from 1439 CE to 1488 CE. Contemporary Ahom chronicles described him as a good king and the people under him were happy and prosperous. He ruled for a long period of 49 years. The only trouble which was recor ...

, the Banrukia Hazarika was of Chutia origins. At the start of the

Moamoria rebellion The Moamoria rebellion (1769–1805) was the 18th century uprising in Ahom kingdom of present-day Assam that began as power struggle between the Moamorias (''Mataks''), the adherents of the Moamara Sattra, and the Ahom kings. This uprising ...

, Kirtichandra Barbarua first sent a force led by a Chutia Hazarika to fight the rebels, who was killed in the battle. During the Dafala invasion of 1672 AD, a Chutia Hazarika was involved in the battle with the Dafalas. After the fall of the

Chutia kingdom The Chutia Kingdom (also Sadiya) was a late medieval state that developed around Sadiya in present Assam and adjoining areas in Arunachal Pradesh."(T)he Chutiyas seem to have assumed political power in Sadiya and contiguous areas falling ...

, Hazarikas were appointed among Chutia blacksmiths and other guilds to look after the works. ''Hazarika'' was also an administrative position in the Koch army. There is mention of a Koch Hazarika in wars against the Ahoms. Previously, the surname was also written by some

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, but it was later replaced by the ''Sonowal'' surname. The Kaibarta people have this surname.

Notable Hazarika people

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, 17th century figure from Assam *

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(1903–1986), Assamese litterateur from Assam. ... *

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, Assamese animal tracker *

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(born 1969), Indian cricketer * Debananda Hazarika, Indian politician *

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(born 1956), Indian novelist *

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, actor *

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