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Rangpur (pron: ˈræŋpʊə or ˈræŋgpʊə), one of the capitals of the Ahom kingdom, was established by Swargadeo Rudra Singha in 1707.[1] It is currently a part of Sibsagar town. The place holds many monuments build by the Ahom dynasty, the most notable of which are the Talatal Ghar and the Rang Ghar.

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Rangpur
historical place
Country	India
State	Assam
District	Sibsagar
Languages
• Official	Assamese
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-AS
Vehicle registration	AS

Rangpur remained the capital during the most glorious period of the Ahom kingdom. The capital fell twice to rebels of the Moamoria rebellion. In the first instance, the rebels occupied the capital for a few months between 1769 and 1770, when the Swargadeo, Lakshmi Singha (Sunyeophaa), was kept in captivity. In the second instance, the rebels occupied the capital in 1788 and held on to it till 1792, when Thomas Welsh of the East India Company removed them. Even though Rangpur came back to the control of the Ahom state, it lost its status as the capital to Jorhat.

See also

• Garhgaon

References

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