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The ethnic Tai people of India, chao lung 'Sukaphaa' and his followers established the Tai Ahom kingdom (1228–1826), which controlled the Bramhaputra Valley

In the early 13th century, Mong Mao was a small kingdom of Tai people, related to the Shan, along the borders of Myanmar and Yunnan Province, China. In 1228, the Mong Mao prince Chaolung Sukaphaa began a journey to the Brahmaputra Valley with about 9000 followers, Man And Woman He crossed the Patkai Hills and reached the Brahmaputra valley in 1228. Chao Lung Sukaphaa established his capital at Chy-Rai-Doi near present-day Sivasagar in 1253 and began the task of state formation.

Languages: Tai

Total population: 4 million

Related ethnic groups : Shan, Thai, and other Tai groups, Indigenous Assamese people


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