Joymoti Konwari

Joymoti was born in the middle of the 17th-century in Maduri to Laithepena Borgohain and Chandradaru. She was married to Langi Gadapani Konwar, later an Ahom king, Supatphaa, who established the Tungkhungia line of kings. A few buranjis mention her but not as Joymati but only as a nameless Gadapani's wife. Most of what is known about her life is obtained from the ballads and folklore popular among the people of Upper Assam and not on actual evidence. ==Legacy==

Since the early 20th-century literary figures such as Padmanath Gohain Baruah and Lakshminath Bezbaruah transformed the "ordinary story" of Joymati into a "fictional tale" of a female hero's moral victory against the male military might and as a representation of the Ahom glory. The story of Joymati attained a new fame when it was filmed in 1935 by Jyotiprasad Agarwala. ==Memorials and monuments==

Joysagar Tank Joymoti and Gadadhar Singha's eldest son Rudra Singha (Sukhrungphaa, 1696–1714) succeeded his father. In honour of the memory of his mother Joymoti, Rudra Singha built the Joysagar Tank in 1697 at Sibsagar. It is believed to be the biggest man-made lake in India, comprising an area covering of land, including its four banks, out of which is filled with fresh water. A 2 km-long earthen water pipeline once ran from the tank to the Rangpur Palace (Kareng Ghar), supplying water to the royal palace. Phakuwa Doul Rudra Singha also built the Phakuwa (Tai-Ahom : Pha= Heaven; Kuo = Big) Doul in 1703–04, a pyramid-shaped temple constructed before the Rangnath (Shiva) Temple on the banks of the Joysagar Tank. It is said that Rudra Singha, once again to perpetuate the memory of his mother Soti Joymoti, constructed the temple and placed a golden idol of her within it. The circumference of the Doul was about , and its height from base to top was . There were eight brick pillars around the temple. Joymoti Day Sati Joymoti Divas, commemoration day of Joymoti, is held annually in Assam on 27 March. Sati Joymoti Award The State Government of Assam has instituted an annual award in the name of Joymoti, presented to women in recognition of excellence in their chosen fields of work. ==Film and theatre==

as Joymoti) Joymoti (1935 film) was the first Assamese language film, directed and produced by Jyoti Prasad Agarwala. In 2006, Manju Borah released another film by the same name. The 19th-century Assamese writer Lakshminath Bezbaruah depicted her life in the drama Joymoti Kuwori. ==See also==