Habung

Habung is a historical region in present-day Dhemaji district of Assam, it is a revered place of Tai-ahom . As per epigrahic records, Habung (Ha-vrnga-Vishaya) was a vishaya or province where Brahmins were settled by Ratna Pala of the Pala dynasty of Kamarupa in the 10th century, After the fall of Kamrupa, the region became part of Chutia kingdom where Chutia kings made land grants to Brahmins. Sukaphaa, the first Ahom king, is known to have spent three years in Habung before finally settling down at Charaideo in 1253.

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