The Ahoms are the descendants of the Tai race who migrated from China’s Yunnan province along what is now the IndianMyanmar border. The dynasty of the Ahoms was established by Sukaphaa, a Shan prince from Mong Mao town, who is said to have come to Assam with 9000 companions, ravaging his way through the Pat Kai mountains. Referred to as the Chaolung or ‘Great Lord’, he conquered various indigenous clans and forged his rule in eastern Assam through marriage with the daughters of various clan chiefs. He chose to settle in the Dikhou valley, rich with silt and with the Naga hills acting as a natural rampart. The Ahoms had arrived.
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