| Rudra Singha Sukhrungphaa | |||||
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| Swargadeo Chaopha Saumeswara | |||||
 Rudra Singha receiving the homage of the Dimasa and Jayantia kings in his court. | |||||
| 30th King of Ahom Kingdom | |||||
| Reign | 1696 – 27 August 1714 | ||||
| Predecessor | Supatphaa | ||||
| Successor | Sutanphaa | ||||
| Born | c.1665 | ||||
| Died | 27 August 1714 (aged 49) [1] North Guwahati, Ahom kingdom (present-day Assam, India) | ||||
| Spouse | Daughters of Sandikoi Borphukan Daughter of Pani Phukan Daughters of Borgohain | ||||
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| House | Tungkhungia | ||||
| Dynasty | Ahom dynasty | ||||
| Father | Gadadhar Singha | ||||
| Mother | Joymoti Konwari | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Sukhrungphaa or Swargadeo Rudra Singha (c. 1665– 27 August 1714) was the 30th Ahom king, reigning from 1696 to 1714 A.D . His father Gadadhar Singha freed Assam from the Mughal disturbances and internal conspiracies, thereby Rudra Singha inherited a stable state and government and had the advantage of the solid foundations laid by his father. He devoted his time to transform Assam into a first-rate power in India. He stopped the persecution of the Neo-Vaisnava sect and built temples, several public works, and patronized art, literature, and culture. Rudra Singha is also famed for being the real father of Ahom architecture.[2] He giving up the isolationist policy of his predecessors forged diplomatic ties with various states of that time and established extensive trade with Bengal.
He remodeled the administrative structure and army and carried on aggressive warfare upon the neighboring chiefdoms and countries, the Jaintias and Dimasas submitted and became vassals. Rudra Singha strengthened by various factors built a coalition of rulers in the region and raised a vast composite army against the Mughal Empire. He died on the eve of his march west from Guwahati, he was succeeded by his eldest son, Siva Singha.
He is considered as the most illustrious of the Ahom kings, under whom the kingdom reached its zenith of power and glory. During Rudra Singha's reign, the Ahom nobility was far better organized than ever and stood behind the king representing the cherished feudal values and aspirations.
- ^ "On the eighth day from the first attack of illness, the twice- Death glorious King Rudra Singha died just a prahar before sunset on Sunday, the second day of the black moon on the thirteenth of Bhada, 1636, after a reign of eighteen years and six months" (Bhuyan 2006:39)
- ^ Das, Bhaijan. "Historical Tourism: A case study of Sivasagar".
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