Gogoi is an Assamese surname, used by many communities of Assam including the Ahoms. The word originates from the ( tai language)word 'Gogoi' which means Younger brother.

History edit

Swargadeo Rudra Singha divided the clans of the Satgharia Ahom ("Ahoms of the seven houses") aristocracy into two main divisions: "Gohain" and "Gogoi" to clarify clear descendancy.[1] Any Non-gohain descendants of the Ahoms of the seven houses will have to use the title Gogoi and any other Ahom outside of the seven houses can't use the title Gogoi.[2] The descendants of three Gohain clans i e. Borgohain, Burhagohain and Bor patra gohain can only use the title Gohain.[3][4] In Ahom Kingdom, two Borphukans with the title of "Gogoi" from the Dihingia[5] and Patar clan, served Swargadeo Gaurinath Singha and Swargadeo Chandrakanta Singha respectively, as one of the "Patra Mantris" (Council of five Ministers).[6][7] This surname was granted by the Ahom King, to those who were very dear to the Ahom royal Family, indicating high officials to the Ahom Kingdom.[citation needed]

Notable Gogoi edit

People with this surname include:

Notes edit

  1. ^ "... আৰু স্বৰ্গদেৱে এই নিৰ্বদ্ধ কৰিলে বোলে,আৰু আগলৈ মানুহৰ চিন থাকিব লাগে"(Borboruah 1997:235)
  2. ^ "... আনবোৰ গোহাঁই নাম নলব। ই তিনি বঙ্গহৰ বাহিৰে আন সাতঘৰীয়া আহোমৰ লৰাই গগৈ বুলিব, তাক বাহিৰে আন আহোমে আহোমহে বুলিব গগৈ বুলিব নোৱাৰিব ..."(Borboruah 1997:235)
  3. ^ (Borboruah 1997:235)
  4. ^ Barbaruah Hiteswar Ahomar-Din or A History of Assam under the Ahoms 1981 page 235
  5. ^ Golap Chandra Baura (1930). Ahom-Buranji from the earliest time to the end of Ahom rule. Calcutta, Authority of the Assam Administration.
  6. ^ (Borboruah 1997)
  7. ^ Borboruah, Hiteswar (1981). Ahomar-Din (in Assamese) (1st ed.). pp. 720–721.

References edit

  • Borboruah, Hiteswar (1997). Ahomar Din Ed. 2nd (in Assamese) (2nd ed.). Publication board of Assam.