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Jongal Balahu statue

By Dibya J Borthakur |

The Tiwa Autonomous Council has decided to install a statue of the great Tiwa king, brave warrior Jongal Balahu, the son of king Arimatta at Jongal Balahu Garh near Raha. The decision to this effect was revealed in a public meet held at Jongal Balahu Garh recently. The statue which will be installed inside the Jongal Balahu Garh premises has been conceived and designed by noted sculptor of the state Biren Singh. 

King Arimatta and his son Jongal Balahu is shrouded in mystery and many legends cluster round them. Arimatta , a local adventurer, subdued the Bar Bhuyans and then occupied Kamata in 1365-85 A.D. Arimatta's name is also associated in a Nishi legend related to the Hita fort in present Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh. Arimatta may have had his seat of power at Vaidyagarh near present Rangia , the ruins of which is still extant. It is said that the high embankments known as Jongal Garh in the area are remains of an old fort of Jongal Balahu. The site is said to have been the capital of Jongal Balahu who ruled over the region after his father Arimatta’s death. Later Jongal Balahu was defeated in a battle by the Kacharis and drowned himself in the Kalong river.

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