Dikhowmukh

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  jonybord

  Comments by Dr. Sarat K. Phukan Dikhowmukh i.e., mouth of river Dikhow. The word 'Dikhow @ Dikhao' is of Bodo Tribe Language origin where prefix word 'Di' means river or water cf. Dichang, Dihong, Dibong and so on and 'Khao' @ 'Khow' means steep bank, hence a river with steep banks. Tai-Ahom, a later community than Bodos named this site as 'Chup-Nam-chao', here Chup means mouth, Nam-chao means a clear water river. The Great Mughals named this region as -Trimohini. The Chutiyas named this Fort as Mungkhrang. The river Dikhow flows from Naga Hills. The other names of river Dikhow is Diksu, Vasistha Ganga, Doiklong etc. Dikhowmukh region was a part of ancient Prassi (Ref. Greek record), Prajya (Ref. Ancient Inscriptions), Dimalang Ganrajya (Ref> Bodo folklores), Saumara, Pragjyotisha, Kamrupa, Vaisali (named by the Buddhists), Rumi (named by Abu Suleiman an Arabian Merchant), Kangoor (Ref. Dharma-Mangala), Mungdunchunkham (means Tai-Ahoms meaning 'a country full of garden of golds'), etc. Historically, Dikhowmukh witnessed several battles between the Kacharis and Ahoms, Koch and Ahoms, Mughals and Ahoms, Moamariyas and Ahoms, Burmese and Ahoms etc. Dikhowmukh has been shifted since early times the original Dikhowmukh was -today's Kajalimukh, in phases it was -Dhansirimukh, Tunimukh in Majuli, etc. The first Tai-Ahom king Chaolung Siukapha travelled along the river Dikhow which he called 'Nam-chao' on his way to final destination to establish his capital at Cheraidoi @ Charaideo. Dikhowmukh was a Ahom Dockyard which had connections with Rupahi Channel and rivulet Sonai. Close to Dikhowmukh 'Sonai Bahar' an encampment of the Ahom (where the 'Chaklong' -i.e., a marriage ceremony of the Ahom king Rajeswarsimha and Manipuri Princess Kuranganayani was held which was organised by one Kirtichandra Barbarua in A.D. 18th century) and there is a Sand Heath called 'Saragurichapori' where rests the famous 'Dargarh' of Islamic Saint 'Ajan Peer.' Ajan Peer professed 'Jikirs' in Assam in the style of Vaisnavite Guru Srimanta Sankaradeva and Madhavadeva. Dikhowmukh one of the most colourful tribal communities of Assam Miching Tribe dwells.

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