Buranji
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Buranjis (Ahom language: ancient writings)[1] are a class of historical chronicles and manuscripts associated with the Ahom kingdom.[2] There were written initially in the Ahom Language[3] and later in the Assamese language as well.[4] The Buranjis are an example of historical literature which is rare in India[5]—they bear resemblance to Southeast Asian traditions of historical literature instead.[6] The Buranjis are generally found in manuscript form (locally called puthi), a number of these manuscripts have been compiled and published especially in the Assamese language.[7]
They are some of the primary sources of historical information of Assam's medieval past, especially from the 13th century to the colonial times in 1828;[8] and they have emerged as the core sources for historiography of the region for the pre-colonial period.[9] The details in the Buranjis regarding the Ahom-Mughal conflicts agree with those in the Mughal chronicles such as Baharistan, Padshahnama, Alamgirnamah and Fathiyyah; and they also provide additional details not found in these Mughal chronicles.[10]