No. Ahom ruler Common/other name Reign
1 Sukaphaa Chaolung Sukaphaa 1228–1268
2 Suteuphaa Suterpha 1268–1281
3 Subinphaa — 1281–1293
4 Sukhaangphaa Sukhangpha 1293–1332
5 Sukhrangpha Sukhramphaa 1332–1364
— Interregnum — 1364–1369
6 Sutuphaa — 1369–1376
— Interregnum — 1376–1380
7 Tyao Khamti — 1380–1389
— Interregnum — 1389–1397
8 Sudangphaa Bamuni Konwar 1397–1407
9 Sujangphaa — 1407–1422
10 Suphakphaa Supaakphaa 1422–1439
11 Susenphaa — 1439–1488
12 Suhenphaa Suhepha 1488–1493
13 Supimphaa Supimpha 1493–1497
14 Suhungmung Dihingia Raja / Swarganarayan 1497–1539
15 Suklenmung Gargaya/Garhgaya Raja 1539–1552
16 Sukhamphaa Khora Raja 1552–1603
17 Susengphaa Burha Raja / Pratap Singha 1603–1641
18 Suramphaa Bhaga Raja 1641–1644
19 Sutyinphaa Nariya Raja 1644–1648
20 Sutamla Jayadhwaj Singha 1648–1663
21 Supungmung Chakradhwaj Singha 1663–1670
22 Sunyatphaa Udayaditya Singha 1670–1673
23 Suklamphaa Ramdhwaj Singha 1673–1675
24 Sujinphaa — 1675–1677
25 Sudaiphaa — 1677–1679
26 Sulikphaa Lora Raja 1679–1681
27 Supatphaa Gadadhar Singha 1681–1696
28 Sukhrungphaa Rudra Singha 1696–1714
29 Sutanphaa Siva Singha 1714–1744
30 Sunenphaa Pramatta Singha 1744–1751
31 Suremphaa Rajeswar Singha 1751–1769
32 Sunyeophaa Lakshmi Singha 1769–1780
33 Suhitpangphaa Gaurinath Singha 1780–1795
34 Suklingphaa Kamaleswar Singha 1795–1811
35 Sudingphaa Chandrakanta Singha 1811–1818
36 Purandar Singha — 1818–1819
37 Jogeswar Singha Jugeswar Singha 1821–1822/24
38 Chandrakanta Singha restored 1822–1830
39 Purandar Singha restored 1833–1838
The Assam Government's historical bibliography is particularly valuable because it identifies the underlying Buranji sources, including Assam Buranji (1228–1826), Deodhai Assam Buranji, and Tungkhungia Buranji.
⭐ Most important rulers for exams
If your purpose is APSC/ADRE/Assam Police/TET, remember these especially:
1. Sukaphaa (1228–1268) — founder of the Ahom kingdom.
2. Sudangphaa (1397–1407) — Bamuni Konwar; associated with the early Brahmanical/Hindu influence at the Ahom court.
3. Suhungmung (1497–1539) — Dihingia Raja; major territorial expansion.
4. Suklenmung (1539–1552) — Gargaya Raja.
5. Sukhamphaa (1552–1603) — Khora Raja.
6. Susengphaa / Pratap Singha (1603–1641) — major expansion and administrative developments.
7. Sutamla / Jayadhwaj Singha (1648–1663) — reign associated with the Mir Jumla invasion and Treaty of Ghilajharighat.
8. Supungmung / Chakradhwaj Singha (1663–1670) — prepared the Ahoms for confrontation with the Mughals.
9. Supatphaa / Gadadhar Singha (1681–1696) — established the powerful Tungkhungia line.
10. Sukhrungphaa / Rudra Singha (1696–1714) — one of the greatest Ahom rulers; major cultural and political development.
11. Sutanphaa / Siva Singha (1714–1744) — important cultural/religious developments.
12. Sunenphaa / Pramatta Singha (1744–1751).
13. Suremphaa / Rajeswar Singha (1751–1769).
14. Sunyeophaa / Lakshmi Singha (1769–1780) — reign affected by the Moamoria rebellion.
15. Suhitpangphaa / Gaurinath Singha (1780–1795) — important in the late Ahom crisis; Jorhat became the capital during his reign. The Jorhat district's official history records the later transfer from Rangpur toward Jorhat during his reign.
16. Suklingphaa / Kamaleswar Singha (1795–1811).
17. Sudingphaa / Chandrakanta Singha (1811–1818; later restored).
18. Purandar Singha — last Ahom ruler in the restored monarchy; his second reign ended in 1838.
📚 Best sources to study from
Government of Assam, Directorate of Historical and Antiquarian Studies — its catalogue includes the primary/near-primary Assam Buranji, Deodhai Assam Buranji and Tungkhungia Buranji.
Edward Gait, A History of Assam — a standard historical reference with a dedicated section on the Ahom system and an Ahom system of chronology.
S. L. Baruah, Last Days of Ahom Monarchy — especially useful for 1769–1826 and the decline of Ahom rule; the work uses archival records, inscriptions, coins and Buranji material.
Srinath Duara Barbarua, Tungkhungia Buranji — published by the Department of Historical and Antiquarian Studies, with genealogical tables of the Tungkhungia dynasty.
IGNCA's List of Ahom Kings — useful for checking the chronological sequence and variant names.
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