A History of Assam c3.11

c3.11

Some of the *Buranjis* go back to the year 568 A.D. when the ancestors of the Ahom kings are said to have descended from heaven. The earlier portions are of course unreliable, and they contain little beyond lists of names; and it is not until Sukāphā became king in 1228 A.D. that they can be treated as historical records. From that date, however, they are generally very trustworthy. The following is a list of the chief *Buranjis*:—