Who were ‘Ahoms’?

Ans. During the first quarter of 13th century a prince from northern Myanmar, Sukapha, who laid the foundation of a kingdom in upper Assam (modern Sibsagar district). He belonged to the Tai branch of Mongoloid race. Members of his family & his compatriots were known in Assam as ‘Ahom’ or ‘Aham’ or ‘Asam’. It is from their name that the state later came to be known as ‘Assam’.