A History of Assam c11.67

c11.67

His son Suhungmung ascended the throne at Charguya with great ceremony. The increasing influence of the Brāhmans is shown by the fact that he assumed the Hindu title Svarga Nārāyan.* He was better known as the Dihingia Raja, because he made his capital at Bakatā on the Dihing and settled a number of Ahoms in the neighbourhood, after erecting an embankment along the river to prevent inundation when it was in flood. In 1504, the Aitonia Nāgas revolted, and the Bar Gohāin and the Burhā Gohāin were placed in charge of an expedition against them. The Nāgas were defeated, and acknowledged the supremacy of the Ahom king, to whom they sent a daughter of their chief and a present of four elephants as a peace offering. They also agreed to pay a yearly tribute of axes, gongs and amber.