Sadiya

Sadiya (Assamese: শদিয়া, Meaning: Sa-Corpse, Diya-Given) was the third capital of Sutiya Kingdom established by the second Sutiya ruler Ratnadhwajpal in 1248 and remained as the capital till 1524. Extensive remains of buildings and fortifications built during the rule of the Sutiyas near about Sadiya still point to the importance of the region in the past. It is located in the Tinsukia district of the North-eastern Indian state of Assam. Its stands on a grassy plain, nearly surrounded by forested Himalayan mountains, on the right bank of what is locally (but erroneously) considered the main stream of the Brahmaputra river. Sadiya is famous for a flower named sotful (the word means "blessing" or a "desert flower"), which is much like Jasmine.

Etymology

The Gauda ruler possibly Khesav Sen made friends with the Sutiya king Ratnadhwajpal (Gaurinarayan) who sent one of his son to that country for education. Unfortunately, the Sutiya Prince died there and the corpse was sent to Gaurinarayan. At the time of the arrival of the corpse, Gaurinarayan was engaged in building a new city. He named the city as Sadiya (Sa:Corpse, Diya:Given)