Rudra Singha receiving the homage of the Dimasa and Jayantia kings in his court.
30th King of Ahom Kingdom
Reign
1696 CE to 1714 CE
Predecessor
Supatphaa
Successor
Sutanphaa
Born
c.1665
Died
27 August 1714 (aged 49 years) [1] North Guwahati, Ahom kingdom (present-day Assam, India)
Spouse
Daughters of Sandikoi Borphukan Daughter of Pani Phukan Daughters of Borgohain
Issue
Siva Singha
Pramatta Singha
Mohanmala Gohain
Rajeswar Singha
Lakshmi Singha
Names
Sri Swarganarayandeva Rudra Singha Nripati
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) harvcol error: no target: CITEREFBhuyan2006 (help)
^Das, Bhaijan. "Historical Tourism: A case study of Sivasagar". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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