Subinphaa (1281–1293) was the third

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of the Ahom kingdom. During Subinphaa's rule, the Ahoms divided themselves into the rulers and the ruled with the formal delineation of the Ahom nobility (''Satgharia Ahoms'') and the rest of the Ahoms identifying themselves with the rest of the population. Literally the ''Ahom of the Seven Houses'', the nobility consisted of three state clans called Gohain (the

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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 o ...

and

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 ...

) and four priestly clans called Mo (''Deodhai'', ''Bailung'', ''Mohan'' and ''Siring'').

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Subinphaa Ahom kings Ahom kingdom 13th-century Tai people 13th-century births 1290s deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain