Ahom
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The identity and culture of high-caste Hindu Assamese centers largely on the northeastern part of the Brahmaputra River valley where the Ahom dynasty ruled until the 1800s, an area commonly referred to as Upper Assam.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2021
He preached first in the Ahom kingdom but was driven out by the opposition of Śâktist Brahmans, and found a refuge at Barpeta.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
The Ahom language is the oldest member of the Tai branch of the Siamese-Chinese linguistic family of which we have any record.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Assam was once Hindoo but had long become Buddhist under its Ahom kings, and now became converted to Hindooism, by Brahmins from Bengal.
From My Experiences in Manipur and the Naga Hills by Johnstone, James Johnstone, chevalier de
In the time of Aurangzeb the Ahom kings held sway over the entire Brahmaputra valley from Sadiya to near Goalpara, and from the skirts of the southern hills to the Bhutia frontier on the north.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
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