[Assam] ahom and buranji

[xourov pathok]

> 1. What is the origin of the name "Ahom" that
> is ascribed to the group of people who came from
> northern Burma and were part of the "Shan" ( did
> they pronounce it as Shan?) tribe before they
> entered Assam ?

dilip-da,

yasmin saikia of univ of north carolina claims that
the  word "ahom" in the buranjis did not denote an
ethnic group, but the offical-dom of the ahom state.
(http://www.india-seminar.com/2005/550/550%20yasmin%20saikia.htm)
 
as for buranjis, you might find the first few pages of
the bahgarhia burhagohain buranji (by atan
burhagohain) interesting.
http://www.geocities.com/xourov/bbb4.pdf
(from "deodhai oxom buranji" s k bhuyan edited)

xourov



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