Suklingphaa

Suklingphaa
Chaopha/Swargadeo
Coin of Kamaleswar Singha
PredecessorSuhitpangphaa
SuccessorSudingphaa
RegentPurnananda Burhagohain (1795-1811)
BornAhom kingdom
Died17 January, 1811
Ahom kingdom
HouseTungkhungia
DynastyAhom dynasty
FatherKadamdighala Gohain
MotherNumali Rajmao
ReligionEkasarana Dharma[1]
Royal SealSuklingphaa's signature

Suklingphaa (ruled 1795–1811), or Kamaleswar Singha, was a king of the Ahom kingdom. He came to power when he was a toddler, and died in his teens during a small pox epidemic. The de facto ruler during his reign was Purnanada Burhagohain, who was able to consolidate power after installing him on the throne; and his parents Kadamdighala and Numali also were very powerful.[2] Kamaleswar Singha's reign witnessed the suppression of Moamoria rebellion and restoration of Ahom rule over Upper Assam. The Dundiya Revolution in Kamrup was also suppressed during his reign. In Nagaon, the Ahom army also managed to defeat a coalition of Moamoria rebels and the Kacharis of Kachari Kingdom. Much of this was the handiwork of Purnananda Burhagohain and not Kamaleshwar Singha.

  1. ^ He was a disciple of a shudra mahanta, which created some objection from royalist Satras led by Brahmin mahantas (Baruah 1993:149)
  2. ^ Baruah (1993, p. 148)