Guwahati: Assam in northeast India on 2 December remembered Swargadeo Sau-Lung-Sui-Ka-Pha, the architect of glorious Ahom dynasty, on the occasion of Asom Divas. Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal led the people in paying rich tribute to Sui-Ka-Pha in a centrally organized function at Charaideo Moidam in eastern part of the State.
Sui-Ka-Pha arrived from south China through Burma in 1228 to add the history of Assam with vigour, harmony and progressiveness. The Ahom dynasty ruled Assam for six hundred years till it was invaded by Burmese forces in early Nineteen century. Finally the Burmese were thrown away by the
British colonial establishment and Assam went under its territory through the historic Yandabu Agreement.
In many places, people of all walks of life thronged and paid tribute to the great Ahom king who came down from a Chinese province through a hilly terrain of Patkai to settle the 600 year long Ahom Kingdom in Assam. The occasion began with the puja offering to the first Assamese who happened to be the descendent of the god Khunlung.
Stating that Sui-Ka-Pha set the tone for a unified, strong and prosperous Assam, Sonowal vowed to follow his ideals for expediting & strengthening unity & brotherhood amongst all communities of the State. He commented that Swargadeo followed the motto of compassion for all which was the cornerstone of great Ahom dynasty.
Terming Sui-Ka-Pha as a great example of human victory against odds, Sonowal asserted that his government would march ahead taking all communities into confidence for realizing its development agenda.
He also pointed out that the significance of Charaideo and its importance to the State polity has not fully been realized. Sonowal vowed to protect the site which has already been placed in the probable list of World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO.
'Charaideo will be protected against the ravages of time and the government will conserve the entire area along with a well thought-out plan to make the location as one of the most sought after tourist destinations,'Â he stated.
Assam's well known historian Dr Rajen Saikia lauded the State government's initiative to hold the central celebration at Charaideo and expressed hope that it would send a meaningful message to the entire Assamese community.
He also recalled the contribution of legendary historian Dr Surjya Kumar Bhuyan for bringing the Moidams of Charaideo into limelight and advocated for in-depth research on the route travelled by Sui-Ka-Pha from Yunnan province of China.
