Bakata was the capital of the Ahom kingdom[1] (present-day Assam, Northeast India) established by the Ahom king Suhungmung (1497–1539) in the 16th-century. Since his capital was by the Dihing river, Suhungmung is also known as the Dihingia Raja. The next king, Suklenmung (1539–1552), moved the capital to Garhgaon. The place is recorded in the Chinese chronicle Ming Shilu and is referred to as Bajiata. Before it became the Ahom capital in the early 16th century, the Ming Shilu describes it as a polity subordinate to Da Gu-la, an unidentified polity located somewhere in modern-day Northern Burma or Assam.[2]

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  1. ^ Capitals of Ahom Kingdom: Garhgaon, Charaideo, Talatal Ghar, Rangpur, Bakata, Taimung. General Books LLC. June 2010. ISBN 9781158353095.
  2. ^ "The MSL refers to Ba-jia-ta as a polity subordinate to Da Gu-la. Given the likelihood that Da Gu-la indicates the Ahom (or other Assam) polity, there seems liitle doubt that Ba-jia-ta is the Chinese name for Bakata, which became the Ahom capital, located in today's Assam."(Wade 1994, p. 243)

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