21-445: 26°56′12″N 94°44′43″E / 26.9366000°N 94.7452083°E / 26.9366000; 94.7452083 Kareng (Pron:/ˌkɑ:ɹɛŋ ˈgɑ:/, "royal palace"), also known as The Garhgaon Palace , is located in Garhgaon 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Sivasagar , Assam , India. The palace structures were made of wood and stone. In 1751 Sunenphaa , son of Sukhrungphaa , constructed
42-566: A number of Phukans , in a manner equivalent to the Borbarua's council (Bor-chora), and the Phukans at the Borphukan's council were called Dopdariya Phukans . Each Phukan was responsible for receiving the royal revenue (in cash, kind, and services) from the subjects ( paiks ) and was also responsible for maintaining the guilds of specific professions ( khels ). The Dopdar , the Borphukan's council house,
63-651: A semblance of independence. The region to the east of Kaliabor was governed by the Borbarua . Lachit Deka later became Borphukan or the ruler of Lower Assam according to the fifth chronicles of the Satsori Asom Buranji . Originally the jurisdiction of this office was the region between the Brahmaputra river and its branch Kolong with the headquarters at Kajali and Kaliabor. After the Ahom consolidated its power following
84-450: Is 120 cubit long (~60m) and 30 cubit broad (~15m), measured on the inside. It stands on 66 pillars, each of them about four cubits round (~2m). They have smoothed these huge pillars so well, that at first sight they seemed to have been turned on a lathe. Though the people pretended to have the art of turning on lathes, yet reason refuses to believe it. My pen fails to describe in detail the other arts and rare inventions employed in decorating
105-585: Is a historic town in Assam , India and served as the capital of the Ahom kingdom for many years. It was built by the Ahom king Suklenmung (Garhgaiya Roja) in 1540. It lies 13 km east of present-day Sivasagar town, headquarters of the Sivasagar district . The palace structures were made of stone and wood. In 1747 Pramatta Singha , son of Rudra Singha , constructed a brick wall of about 5 km in length surrounding
126-463: Is said that the Ahom capital Garhgoan was built at the suggestion of this Mong Kwang queen Nang Sao Seng. In 1575, the king of Mongkwang, Chao Ka Pha II took shelter in Ahom territory after his state was devastated by the Burmese. During the expedition of Mir Jumla in 1662, he was accompanied by a writer named Shihabuddin who wrote a detailed account of the expedition and gave a very full description of
147-684: The Battle of Itakhuli in 1681 region from the Manas river in the west to Kaliabor in the east became its domain with the headquarters at Guwahati. The Phukans subordinate to the Borphukan helped him in the military administration of this vast territory: the Dihingiya and the Chetiya Phukans south of the Brahmaputra and Pani , Deka , and (as required) Chetiya Phukans in the north bank. The Bujarbarua assisted
168-742: The Guwahatiya or Dopdariya Phukan . The Borphukan Bor-Chora or the Durbar Hall was situated near the present Sonaram High School and site occupied by the Bharalumukh Thana. Two finely chiseled and inscribed rectangular blocks of stone have been found in the premises of the Kamrupa Anusandhan Samiti, currently the Assam State Museum. The texts engraved with borders of which are ornamented by creepers. These inscribed stones were posted at
189-507: The Borphukan in the civil administration of Kamrup region , and the kayasthas in the Borphukan's domain were placed under the Borkayastha Barua . The Borphukan was also responsible for maintaining diplomatic relationships with the ruling houses in Bengal and Bhutan , and according to protocol any ambassador from these regions had to first report to him. He also had jurisdiction over
210-505: The Garhgaon palace and the masonry gate leading to it. The old palace was destroyed and the present day seven-storied palace was rebuilt around 1752 by Rajeswar Singha (Suremphaa) (1751–1769). Suklenmung who intervened against a Toungoo dynasty attack on MongKwang in Kachin State of Myanmar was married to the princess Nang Sao Seng, the daughter of Chao Siu-Kwei of MongKwang. It
231-605: The brick wall of about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) in length surrounding the Garhgaon Palace and the masonry gate leading to it. After the destruction of the old palace it was rebuilt around 1752 as the present seven-storied structure by Suremphaa (1751–1769). The earliest constructions were commissioned by Sukhrungphaa in 1698 AD. Rangpur was the capital of the Ahom Kingdom and served as its military station. Garhgaon Garhgaon ( pronounced [ɡaɹˈɡãʊ] )
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#1732859308686252-456: The calamities that overwhelmed us." "Outside the enclosure of the palace, a perfectly neat and pure mansion has been built for the residence of the Raja; and the nobles have built very nice and strong houses near the royal palace. The Bar Phukan , who was the Raja's son-in-law, had laid out an extremely elegant and fresh garden round a very pure and sweet tank within the grounds of his mansion. Truly it
273-497: The city of Gargaon appeared to us to be circular, wide and an aggregation of villages. Round the Raja's house an embankment has been made and strong bamboos have been planted on it close together to serve as a wall. Round it a moat has been dug which is deeper than a man's height in most places and is always full of water. The enclosure is one kos and fourteen chains in circumference inside it high and spacious thatched houses have been built." "The Raja's audience hall, called, solang ,
294-477: The dependent kings of Darrang , Beltola , Rani , Luki, and Dimarua besides the Duaria rajas of the south—Panbari, Barduar, Chhaygaon, Pantan, Boko , Bangaon, Vagai, Bholagaon and Mairapur. The Borphukan's residence was situated in the present Fancy Bazaar area of Guwahati . The Borphukan's council was similar to the council-hall ( Bor-Chora ) at the capital and consisted of six Phukans collectively called
315-402: The flashing back on light. This mansion was completed by 12,000 men working for one year. At end of this palace, on four pillars facing each other, rings have been fixed, nine rings on each pillar. Whenever the Raja wished to live in this house, a throne was placed between the four pillars, and nine canopies, each of different stuff, were fastened to the nine rings above the throne. The Raja sat on
336-429: The people and the country. About the capital he wrote, "The city of Gargaon has four gates of stone set in mud, from each of which to the Raja's palace, for a distance of three kos , an extremely strong, high and wide embankment (al) has been constructed for the passage of men. Around the city, in the place of wall, there is an encompassing bamboo plantation running continuously, two kos or more in width" ... "In short
357-531: The southern and northern entrances to the council hall. We learn from the inscriptions that the two gates were known respectively as Bijay-Duar and Jay-Duar were constructed in 1660 Saka (1738) by Tarun Duara Borphukan under the orders of King Siva Singha . The Borphukan was assisted in administration by the Majindar Baruah (equivalent to a private secretary) whose residence was at the current Deputy Commissioner's residence. The Borphukan's council ( Dopdar ) had
378-478: The throne under the canopies, the drummers beat their drums and dands ... As for the many other wooden mansions -- carved, decorated, strong, broad and long, which were inside the palace enclosure, their elegance and peculiar features can better be seen than described. But may not even an infidel be fated to behold these houses unless this country is annexed to the Imperial dominions, so that the might not be involved in
399-408: The woodwork of this palace. Probably nowhere else in the whole world can wooden houses be built with such decoration and figure-carving as by the people of this country. The sides of this palace have been partitioned into wooden lattices of various designs carved in relief, and adorned, both with and outside, with mirrors of brass, polished so finely that when sunbeams fall on them, the eye is dazzled by
420-406: Was a pleasant spot and heart-ravishing and pure abode. Owing to excess of damp, it is not the custom in this country to make the country of houses on the surface of the ground; but they built their houses on platforms resting on wooden pillars." Borphukan Borphukan ( Ahom language : Phu-Kan-Lung ) was one of the five patra mantris (councillors) in the Ahom kingdom , a position that
441-556: Was created by the Ahom king Prataap Singha . The position included both executive and judicial powers, with jurisdiction of the Ahom kingdom west of Kaliabor river. The headquarters of Borphukan was based in Kaliabor and after the Battle of Itakhuli in 1681 in Itakhuli in Guwahati . This position was particularly important and powerful because of its distance from the Ahom capital, giving it
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