With reference to the Ahom dynasty, consider the following statements:
(i) The Ahoms came from present-day Myanmar. (ii) They ruled Assam for more than 800 years. (iii) The Ahom kingdom ended following the Treaty of Yandabo.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) Only (i) and (iii). 
Explanation:
· Statement (i) is correct. The Ahoms were a Tai ethnic group who migrated to the Brahmaputra valley in present-day Assam from what is now Myanmar in the 13th century. They established the Ahom kingdom in 1228, led by Sukaphaa, a Shan prince from Mong Mao.
· Statement (ii) is incorrect. The Ahom dynasty ruled Assam for nearly 600 years, from 1228 to 1826. The statement says they ruled for more than 800 years, which is factually incorrect.
· Statement (iii) is correct. The Ahom kingdom's rule ended with the Burmese invasion of Assam and the subsequent annexation by the British East India Company following the Treaty of Yandabo in 1826. This treaty concluded the First Anglo-Burmese War. 
Information Booster:
· The Ahom kingdom successfully resisted Mughal expansion in Northeast India for a long period.
· The Ahom administrative system, based on the Paik system of forced labor, was crucial for mobilizing resources and manpower.
· The Ahoms initially maintained their Tai-Ahom language and traditions but gradually adopted local Assamese language and Hinduism. They also introduced the practice of writing historical chronicles known as Buranjis.