TIL that in 1187 AD, the Chutiya kings of Assam and Arunachal were united to form the Chutiya Kingdom
The Chutiya coat of arms:
The most illustrious of the Chutiya kings was Gaurinarayan (Ratnadhwajpal)[7] son of Birpal. He brought many other Chutiya groups into his kingdom.
The epigraph makes mention of one local king (a chutiya king)... In this connection, Gait writes "the religion of the Chutiyas was a curious one..."
From Wiki article on the Chutiya People:
"The Chutiya people[6] (also spelt Chutia and Sutiya; /ˈsʊðiːjɑː/) are an Indigenous Assamese people or an ethnic group originating in the Indian state of Assam and are the descendants of the Sino-Tibetan family of Mongoloid stock...Historically, Chutiyas have been divided into five important groups:[22]
Hindu Chutiya
Ahom Chutiya
Borahi Chutiya
Miri Chutiya
Deuri Chutiya"
The Chutiya community today is facing repression from social media giants like Facebook, as evidenced by this news article:
Facebook blocks 'Chutiyas', is Twitter next?
Interestingly, it's believed that the Chutiya Kingdom was where gunpowder may have first been invented]
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