[Assam] ahom and buranji

2006-03-20 Thread xourov pathok
1. What is the origin of the name Ahom that is ascribed to the group of people who came from northern Burma and were part of the Shan ( did they pronounce it as Shan?) tribe before they entered Assam ? dilip-da, yasmin saikia of univ of north carolina claims that the word ahom in the

Re: [Assam] ahom and buranji

2006-03-20 Thread Rajen Barua
: [Assam] ahom and buranji 1. What is the origin of the name Ahom that is ascribed to the group of people who came from northern Burma and were part of the Shan ( did they pronounce it as Shan?) tribe before they entered Assam ? dilip-da, yasmin saikia of univ of north carolina claims

Re: [Assam] ahom and buranji

2006-03-20 Thread xourov pathok
--- Rajen Barua [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Xourov: Great! Does that 'Dewdhai oxom Buronji' by Aton Buragohai tells when it might have been written? Was it by Aton Buragoahin himself? And can you tell us by reading the Buronji how the name of Assam is referred as in the Buronji? I mean

Re: [Assam] ahom and buranji

2006-03-20 Thread xourov pathok
rajen-da, yes, it was indeed written by atan burhagohain. at least that is the accepted fact. so it was written in the 17th century. i should be more clear. only the bahgarhia buranji is written by atan burhagohain. the deodhai oxom buranji is written by someone else.