Borgohain was the second of the two original counsellors in the Ahom kingdom

Ahom kingdom

The Ahom Kingdom was a medieval kingdom in the Brahmaputra valley in Assam that maintained its sovereignty for nearly 600 years and successfully resisted Mughal expansion in North-East India...

. He was selected 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...

 from members of the Ahom nobility (Satgharia Ahom), who was not eligible for the position of Ahom kingship. The other original counsellor is the Burhagohain

Burhagohain

Burhagohain was the first of the two original counsellors in the Ahom kingdom. He was selected by the Ahom king from members of the Ahom nobility , who was not eligible for the position of Ahom kingship. The other original counsellor is the Borgohain. Both the positions existed from the time of...

. Both the positions existed from the time of the first Ahom king, 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...

. The Borgohain administered the region south of the Dikhow river to Koliabor.

List of Borgohains

• Thao Mong Kang Ngan
• ...
• Ta-Phi-Khun
• Ta-Phi-Kun
• Tya-Tan-Bin
• ...
• Phra-Sheng-Mong Borgohain
• Kali-Kham
• Ton-Kham Borgohain
• Kham-Shen Borgohain
• Khampet Borgohain
• Guimela Borgohain
• Piling Borgohain
• Leshai Borgohain
• Banrukia Langisong Borgohain
• Sengmun Borgohain
• Laluk Borgohain
• ...
• Jabang Borgohain
• Madurial Laithapana Borgohain
• Kamalakanta Borgohain
• Harinath Borgohain
• Thanunath Borgohain
• ...
• Dihingia Khamchang Borgohain
• Khamcheng Borgohain
• Numali Brogohain
• Madurial Barjana Borgohain
• Bailung Borgohain
• Madurial Bishnunarayan Borgohain
• Madurial Nirbhoynarayan Borgohain
• Gangaram Borgohain
• Narahari Borgohain
• ...