Borgohain (
Ahom language: ''Chao Thao Lung'') was the second of the two original counselors in the
Ahom kingdom. He was selected by the
Ahom king from members of the Ahom nobility (''Satgharia Ahom''), who vowed not to fight for the position of Ahom kingship,rather act as a guide to the Ahom king in matters of administering his province in an efficient manner (King Maker).The other original counsellor is the
Burhagohain. Both the positions existed from the time of the first Ahom king,
Sukaphaa
Sukaphaa (), also Siu-Ka-Pha, the first Ahom king in medieval Assam, was the founder of the Ahom kingdom and the architect of Assam. A prince of the Su/Tsu (Tiger) clan of the Mao-Shan sub-tribe originally from present-day Mong Mao, Yunnan Prov ...
. After the first major expansion of the Ahom kingdom, the
Sadiya province was initially given to the Borgohain to administer. But later in the year 1527, he was replaced by King-lun Buragohain who was made ''Thao-mung Bo-ngen'' (Sadiyakhowa Gohain). After that, he was given the region south of the
Dikhou river to
Kaliabor on the south bank. In later times, he administered the region east of Burai on the north bank, as
Borbarua
Borboruah (Ahom language: ''Phu-Ke-Lung'') was one of the five (councillors) in the Ahom kingdom, a position created by the Ahom king Prataap Singha in 1621. The position included both executive and judicial powers, with jurisdiction of the A ...
was given the charge of territories between
Sadiya province to Kaliabor.
[ "The Borbarua was the chief executive officer of the state exercising his power from Sadiya to Koliabor in Upper Assam."]
List of Borgohains
* Thao Mong Kang Ngan
* Ta-Phi-Khun Borgohain
* Ta-Ph-Kun Borgohain
* Tya-Tan-Bin Borgohain
* Phra-Sheng-Mong Borgohain
* Kali-Kham Borgohain
* Ton-Kham Borgohain
* Kham-Shen Borgohain
* Khampet Borgohain
* Guimela Borgohain
* Piling Borgohain
* Leshai Borgohain
* Banrukia Langisong Borgohain
* Sengmung Borgohain
* Laluk Borgohain
* Jabang Borgohain
* Madurial Laithapana Borgohain
* Kamalakanta Borgohain
* Harinath Borgohain
* Thanunath Borgohain
* Dihingia Khamchang Borgohain
* Khamcheng Borgohain
* Numali Brogohain
* Madurial Barjana Borgohain
* Bailung Borgohain
* Madurial Bishnunarayan Borgohain
* Madurial Nirbhoynarayan Borgohain
* Gangaram Borgohain
* Narahari Borgohain
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Assamese-language surnames