Chiring Phukan
Chiring Phukan or Phu-Kon Si-Ring (Ahom: 𑜇𑜤 𑜀𑜨𑜃𑜫 𑜏𑜢 𑜍𑜢𑜂𑜫; Assamese: চিৰিং ফুকন) is an official of the state of Ahom in medieval Assam. He was the worshiper of the Ahoms and the lord of the deodhais (Ahom priest).[1] The third Ahom King Subinphaa divided the noble Ahoms into seven clans or houses and included the Chiring Phukans in the Chiring clan.[2] They conducted all the royal rituals and worship according to Ahom traditions.
References[edit]
- ^ Surjyakumar Bhuyan (2009). আহোমৰ দিন (Ahomar Din. Guwahati: Bani Mandir. p. 29. ISBN 978-93-81064-87-0.
- ^ "History of North East India (1228-1947)". Rajib Gandhi Univeraity, Arunachal Pradesh. p. 56. Retrieved 24 May 2021.[permanent dead link]