Jungal Balahu

Jungal Balahu was a king in medieval Kamarupa around 1365-1385 A.D. ^[1] The kingdom was in present-day Raha, Assam ruled by members of his dynasty. A statue of Jungal Balahu is erected in Jungal Balahu Garh. It is a tourist destination, ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Jungal Balahu statue near Raha, Assam

Early life

Balahu, also known as Mriganka in 1415-1440, was son of Gangawati and Arimatta(Sasanka) in 1365-1385 Kamata Kingdom. ^[7]

There are many legend about Arimatta. During Baro-Bhuyan's rule was the son of Chandraprabha/Khonchari and Pratap Singha/Mayamatta.This is described in Deo Langkhui. Pratap Singha/Pratap Dhwaja in 1305-1325 was the ruler of Kamata Kingdom ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Last Kamata Kingdom ruler

Balahu died of drowning in Kolong river where he was taking a bath. His wife Xukomola was daughter of Naga king Fa Badchah. She conspired with her father and hid the divine sword of Balahu that made him invincible.He defeated all nearby kingdoms. ^[12] Mriganka/ Balahu was the last ruler of Kamata Kingdom. After him Niladhwaj of Kamata came to power established Khen dynasty, thereby ending the Kamata Kingdom.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

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12. "Arimatta was the ruler of Gaur (the northern region of former Kamatapur) who had his capital at Vaidyagar. And after the invasion of the Mughals in the 15th century many Muslims settled in this State". S U R Y A N A I D U S. Retrieved 31 October 2022.

Notes

• Narasimha and Emenyouin : African Literature Comes of Age, 1988,p 1-3
• Richard M Dorson : Folklore and Folklife,1972,p-2
• Padmanath Gohain Barua : Assam Buranji Buranji
• Pratap Chandra Choudhury: History of Civilization of the people of Assam to the 12th century AD,p26
• Dharma Singh Deka : Rahar Regoni, Jyotirekha Nagaon,1980
• Maneswar Dewri : Tiwa Janajati aru Bhasar Itihas, Tribal Research Institute, Guwahati, Assam,1991