Sutingphaa (1644–1648) was a

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of the Ahom kingdom. He was sickly and had

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, 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

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Ascension

Sutingphaa became the king after his brother, the erstwhile king, was deposed. He got in palace intrigues and was eventually deposed himself by his son Sutamla and killed.

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* 1640s deaths Ahom kings Ahom kingdom Year of birth unknown Year of death uncertain {{India-royal-stub