Kamaleswar Singha

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The bridge at the night time

Suklingphaa (1795–1811), or Kamaleswar Singha (Assamese: স্বৰ্গদেউ কমলেশ্বৰ সিংহ), was a king of the Ahom kingdom. His reign witnessed the suppression of Moamoria rebellion and restoration of Ahom rule over Upper Assam. The Dundiya Revolution in Kamrup was also suppressed during his reign. In Nagaon, the Ahom army also managed to defeat a coalition of Moamoria rebels and the Kacharis of Kachari Kingdom. Since the monarch was very young, the administration of the kingdom was run by Purnananda Burhagohain, the Prime Minister of Ahom Kingdom, who was an able administrator and general. It was actually the actions and decisions of Prime Minister Purnananda Burhagohain due to which the Ahom Kingdom revive its strength and power during the reign of Kamaleswar Singha.

Kamaleswar Singha was the eldest son of Prince Kadamdighala Gohain and Numali Rajmao. His parents named him Kinaram Gohain. Prince Kadamdighala Gohain was the grandson of Prince Lechai Namrupia Raja, the younger brother of Ahom King Swargadeo Rudra Singha. Kamaleswar has two siblings, one sister named Maju Aideo and one brother Chandrakanta Singha.

Prince Kadamdighala Gohain was holding the titular rank of Charingia Raja when the reigning monarch Swargodeo Gaurinath Singha died at Jorhat, in 1795 CE. Since Gaurinath Singha has no heir, the king entrusted Prime Minister Purnananda Burhagohain to select the next king. Due to his personal friendship and also because of his support to Prime Minister Purnananda Burhagohain in suppressing the Moamoria rebellion, the Premier raised the elder son of Prince Kadamdighala Gohain, Kinaram Gohain as the new king of the Ahom Kingdom, who was then a mere baby of less than two years old. In 1795 CE. Kinaram Gohain was proclaimed Swargadeo Kamaleswar Singha, the sovereign of Ahom Kingdom in Assam and was placed on the throne at the Dichoi camp. The Tai-Ahom priests conferred upon him the title Suklingphaa. The name 'Kamaleswar Singha' was sent down to Calcutta for being impressed on the coin.