Sunyeophaa also Lakshmi Singha ( – 13 December 1780), was the 34th Ahom king. After Rajeswar Singha's death, he married Queen Kuranganayani and became the king of the Ahom kingdom. Shortly after he was installed he became a captive of the rebels of the Moamoria rebellion for a few months but soon regained his kingdom. With the help of Kuranganayani, after destroying all the Moamoria rebels including Borbaruah Ragho, Lakhmi Singha was once again crowned as king of Ahom kingdom. Accession Lakshmi Singha earlier known as Kalsilya Gohian was born in Kalsilya at a royal camp during Rudra Singha reign, Lakshmi Singha, who in spite of his alleged illegitimacy because of his very blackish complexion and was so different than his father, succeeded Rajeswar Singha, in 1769 at Dergaon. Keertichandra Borbarua supported the Namrup Raja, Lakshmi Singha, the youngest son of Rudra Singha who, he said, wanted that all his sons should become king in turn. The BarGohain and others supported the eldest son of Rajeswar Singha and raised doubts about the legitimacy of Lakshmi Singha, who was so different from Rudra Singha in complexion and features. Ultimately, however, Lakshmi Singha, already 53, was selected, the Parbatiya Gosain refused to recognise him on the ground of illegitimacy; Lakshmi Singha imported from Bengal a new priest, a Sakta, who was the first Na Gosain; and banished Rajeswar Singha's two sons, the Rajas of Tipam and Saring, to Namrup. Lakshmi Singha witnessed the first challenge to the Ahom monarchy organised by a group of disciples of Mayamara Satra, who had been long seating under the oppression of the government. First Moamariya Rebellion With the rise of Keertichandra Borbarua, fresh insults were heaped upon the Moamoriyas. With a view of to counteracting the growing influence of the Mayamara Mahanta, the Barbarua himself became a disciple of the Dihing Satra and raised the Guru to an eminent position at the royal court. Over-zealous to subdue the Moamariyas. he used to find fault with them in every matter. This was too much tolerated the Deka Mahanta had already measured the numerical strength of his followers of his Satra, which came to be eight lakhs. He had also discussed plans of revenge with the Goanburhas(headmen) with a view to exterminating Keertichandra Borbarua and occupying the Ahom throne. But the Mahanta Astabhujdeva dissuaded his sons and Goanburhas from involving themselves in such 'a dangerous affair' on the