Hengdang

Hengdan of Ahom era

The Hengdan is a single edged sword with a long handle used by the Ahoms in India. The handle and the scabbard were designed in gold, silver or wood according to the position of the person. It is similar in many ways to the samurai sword or katana.[1] Hengdan was used as a special kind of sword which was used by high-ranking officials of the Ahom Kingdom like the King, Prime Minister, Commander and Sub-Commander.[2] It has ceremonial use today in the Ahom wedding.[3]

Hengdan sword
Ahom General Lachit Borphukan's statue with a Hengdan in his hand.
  1. ^ "Ahom sword rises from watery grave". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. ^ Martial traditions of North East India. Dutta, Sristidhar, 1945-, Tripathy, Byomakesh., Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (Kolkata, India), Arunachal University. Department of History. New Delhi: Concept Pub. Co. 2006. ISBN 81-8069-335-X. OCLC 74990189.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. ^ "AHOMS and CHAK-LONG THE UNIQUE TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE SYSTEM". www.esamskriti.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.