Habung

Habung is a region in between Pachim Dhemaji & Dhakuakhana under undivided Dhemaji district in bank of Korha & Charikodiya rivers in Assam. The name originates in Ha-Vranga, a visaya of the Kamarupa kingdom. It also means low-lying area in the Bodo-Kachari language.

History

The earliest reference to Habung comes in the 10th century copper plate grant of Ratnapala of the Pala dynasty, when it was a principality of the Kamarupa Kingdom settled by brahmins.^[1] After the downfall of the Kamarupa Kingdom it became a part of the Chutiya kingdom. During his search for a seat for the Ahom kingdom Sukaphaa spent some time here. The region was finally annexed by the Ahom king Suhungmung in 1523.it was capital of Ahom capital for some years. Presently it bears historical significance of ancient Chutia reign.

Notes

↑ Habung was a Chutiya dependency; that still earlier it was an autonomous principality of Brahmins; and that the latter's origins could be traced back to a circa 10th-century copper-plate and grant issued by king Ratnapala (Guha 1984, p. 73)

References

Guha, Amalendu (1984) Pre-Ahom Roots and the Medieval State in Assam: A Reply, Social Scientist Vol 12, No. 6, p73.

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[1] Habung was a Chutiya dependency; that still earlier it was an autonomous principality of Brahmins; and that the latter's origins could be traced back to a circa 10th-century copper-plate and grant issued by king Ratnapala (Guha 1984, p. 73)