History

The earliest reference to Habung comes in the 10th century copper plate grant of Ratnapala of the Pala dynasty

Pala dynasty (Kamarupa)

The Pala dynasty of Kamarupa ruled the kingdom from 900 CE to 1100 CE. Like the Pala dynasty of Bengal, the first ruler in this dynasty was elected, which probably explains the name of this dynasty "Pala". But unlike the Palas of Bengal, who were Buddhists, the Palas of Kamarupa were Vaishnava...

, when it was a principality of the Kamarupa Kingdom ruled by brahmin

Brahmin

Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...

s. After the downfall of the Kamarupa Kingdom it became a dependency of the Sutiya kingdom. During his search for a seat for the Ahom kingdom Sukaphaa

Sukaphaa

Chaolung Sukaphaa , also Siu-Ka-Pha, the first Ahom king in medieval Assam, was the founder of the Ahom kingdom. A Tai prince originally from Mong Mao, the kingdom he established in 1228 existed for nearly six hundred years and in the process unified the various tribal and non-tribal peoples of...

 spent some time here, indicating the hold of the Chutiya kingdom was light. Later, Brahmin families of Habung, established in the Ahom capital of Charagua by the Ahom king

Ahom Dynasty

The Ahom Dynasty ruled the Ahom Kingdom in present-day Assam for nearly 600 years. The dynasty was established by Sukaphaa, a Shan prince of Mong Mao who came to Assam after crossing the Patkai mountains...

 Bamuni Konwar, cast the first Brahmanic influence on the Ahom kingdom. The region was finally annexed by the Ahom king Suhungmung

Suhungmung

Suhungmung , was one of the most important Ahom kings, who ruled at the cusp of Assam's medieval history. His reign broke from the early Ahom rule and established a multi-ethnic polity in his kingdom. Under him the Ahom Kingdom expanded greatly for the first time since Sukaphaa, at the cost of...

in 1512.