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| name = Suklenmung
| title = [[Chao Pha|Chaopha]] Swargadeo of [[Ahom Kingdom]]
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'''Suklenmung''' (1539–1552) was a [[Ahom Dynasty|king]] of the [[Ahom kingdom]] in medieval [[Assam]]. Since he established his capital at [[Garhgaon]] (which would remain the capital of the Ahom kingdom till the establishment of the Tungkhungia kings), he is also called the ''Garhgaiya roja'' in the [[Buranji]]s. It was during his reign that [[Madhabdev]] and [[Srimanta Sankardeva|Sankardeva]]'s son-in-law Hari were captured and Hari executed,<ref>That this incident must have happened during Suklenmung has been worked out by [[Maheswar Neog]] {{harv|Neog|1980|p=62}}. Some historical chronicles record that this happened during [[Suhungmung]]'s reign.</ref> which precipitated the departure of Sankardeva from the [[Ahom kingdom]].

It was before thought that he was the first Ahom king to strike coins, but it later turned out to be a misreading of Tai legend for [[Supangmung]] (1643-1670).<ref>[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BBJjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT9025&lpg=PT9025&dq=suklenmung+coin&source=bl&ots=eXE-4CYW3O&sig=ACfU3U30AOrYc45bIBSP7oN0v8TfjWmJKg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi01fXcr8jnAhVZeX0KHWRvCOsQ6AEwD3oECAQQAQ#v=onepage&q=suklenmung%20coin&f=false Standard Catalog of World coins: 1601-1700]</ref>

==Ascension==
Suklenmung became the king after [[Suhungmung]], his father and the erstwhile king, was assassinated by one of his servants, Ratiman, in January 1539. Some [[Buranji]]s suspect that Suklenmung was behind the plot<ref>{{harvcol|Gait|1906|p=94}}</ref> even though Suklenmung tried to dispel the rumors by having the brothers of Ratiman, the assassin, executed.<ref>{{harvcol|Gait|1906|p=95}}</ref>

During his father's reign Suklen (as he was then known) offered the first defense against the Bengal invader Turbak in 1532, which he lost and in which he suffered personal injury grievous enough that he had to be replaced by the [[Borpatrogohain]] as the commander of the army.<ref>{{harvcol|Gait|1906|p=90}}</ref>

==Territory==
Suklenmung consolidated the kingdom's command over the regions captured from the [[Kachari kingdom]], by moving the [[Baro-Bhuyan]] in the Kopili river valley closer to the capital. In 1546, the kingdom was invaded by the [[Koch dynasty|Koch]] commander, [[Chilarai]], who advanced along a road constructed in secret by his half-brother, Gohain Kamal (and thus called [[Gohain Kamal Ali]]), along the north bank of the [[Brahmaputra river]] to establish a camp at Narayanpur in present day [[Lakhimpur district|North Lakhimpur]] district. Suklenmung was able to remove the Koch army from the northbank.<ref>{{harvcol|Gait|1906|p=96}}</ref>

==Administration==
Suklenmung had the Garhgaon tank excavated, the ''Naga Ali'' constructed.

==Notes==
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==References==
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* {{Citation
|last=Gait
|first=Edward A
|year=1906
|title=A History of Assam
|isbn=9780404168193
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w-6kr1IyHJkC
|place=Calcutta
}}
*{{Citation
|last=Neog
|first=Maheswar
|title=Early history of the Vaisnava faith and movement in Assam
|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass
|place=Delhi
|year=1980
}}
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[[Category:Ahom kings]]
[[Category:1552 deaths]]
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:Ahom kingdom]]

Suklenmung - Revision history

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