Siva Singha

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Siva Singha was an influential 18th-century Ahom king of Assam known for consolidating royal power and patronizing art, architecture, and Vaishnavite religious institutions.

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Label Occurrences
Siva Singha canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ahom king ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Assamese temple architecture ⓘ
Vaishnavite satra institutions of Assam ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Ahom kingdom ⓘ
Assam ⓘ
culturalContext Ahom culture ⓘ
linked to: Ahom religion

Assamese culture ⓘ
culturalRole patron of Assamese arts ⓘ
promoter of Vaishnavite culture ⓘ
encouraged development of religious institutions ⓘ
religious endowments ⓘ
temple construction ⓘ
era pre-colonial Assam ⓘ
ethnicGroup Ahom people ⓘ
linked to: Tai-Ahom people
fieldOfActivity art and culture ⓘ
politics ⓘ
religion ⓘ
governmentForm monarchy ⓘ
historicalRegion Northeast India ⓘ
knownFor consolidating royal power in the Ahom kingdom ⓘ
patronage of Vaishnavite religious institutions ⓘ
patronage of architecture ⓘ
patronage of art ⓘ
strengthening monarchy in Assam ⓘ
languageContext Assamese language ⓘ
Tai-Ahom language ⓘ
linked to: Ahom language
partOf Ahom dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Ahom kingdom
patronage Vaishnavite monasteries ⓘ
Vaishnavite satras ⓘ
architects ⓘ
artists ⓘ
religious scholars ⓘ
politicalRole consolidator of Ahom royal power ⓘ
positionHeld King of Assam ⓘ
King of the Ahom kingdom ⓘ
linked to: King of Assam
region Assam ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
religiousOrientation Vaishnavism ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Brahmaputra Valley ⓘ
strengthened central administration of the Ahom kingdom ⓘ
royal authority over nobles ⓘ
supported Vaishnavite bhakti movement in Assam ⓘ
title Swargadeo ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ahom kingdom → notableRuler → Siva Singha ⓘ
Rudra Singha → successor → Siva Singha ⓘ