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The Ahoms, who migrated from Southeast Asia, made a significant contribution to the formation the broader Assamese society after founding the Ahom kingdom during the medieval period. They brought with them their own religious beliefs and customs but in the due course time, they gradually adopted Hindu religion while still preserving their distinct religious and cultural practices. They established several Satras, erected numerous and famous temples in various parts of the kingdom. To patronize these Satras and temples, they granted a large amount of revenue free land grants along with valuable donations and gifts and also assigned people known as Bahatiyas paiks. Though, the Ahom rulers were liberal in their religious policy by patronising the three major cults of Hinduism-Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Shaktism but they altered their policy based on the demands of the situation. This study aims to analyse the importance of the Hinduisation of the Ahom rulers and their changing religious policy, whenever necessary.