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Suramphaa (1641–1644) was a
king King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
of the Ahom kingdom. Due to his moral disposition, which was severely lacking, he is referred to as the bhoga roja in the
Buranji Buranjis (Ahom language: ''ancient writings'') are a class of historical chronicles and manuscripts associated with the Ahom kingdom. There were written initially in the Ahom Language and later in the Assamese language as well. The Buranjis ar ...
s.


Accession and decline

Suramphaa, one of the three eligible sons of the previous Ahom king, Susenghphaa (Pratap Singha), acceded the Ahom throne in alliance with Sutingphaa against Sai, both of whom were his brothers. Due to his scandalous life, as well as the depredations of an adopted son who he announced as heir apparent, the Ahom nobles deposed and poisoned him and installed
Sutingphaa Sutingphaa (1644–1648) was a king of the Ahom kingdom. He was sickly and had scoliosis, and thus was also known as noriya roja and ''kekura roja''. He was often unable to attend to public duties and had to be carried in a palanquin. Ascen ...
as the king.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Suramphaa Ahom kings Ahom kingdom 1640s deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain