A History of Assam c15.21

c15.21

Amongst these officers the highest in rank were the Phukans. Six of these, known as the Choruwa Phukan, formed collectively the council of the Bar Barua, but each had also his separate duties. To this group belonged the Naubaicha Phukan, who had an allotment of a thousand men, with which he manned the royal boats; the Bhitaruāl Phukan, the Na Phukan, the Dihingiya Phukan, the Deka Phukan and the Neog Phukan.