The day of April 21 is marked as Sati Sadhani Divas every year in Assam in honour of Sati Sadhani who was a queen of the Chutia dynasty

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Sati Sadhani is the last queen of the Chutia kingdom which came into prominence during the 14th century

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When she reached the age of 19 years, her father organized a swayamvar ceremony for her to choose a husband from a group of suitors and promised to wed her to anyone who could shoot a running squirrel with an arrow

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Sati Sadhani was finally married to a cowherd named Nitai as he was the only one who could complete the task successfully

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The tumultuous situation of the Chutia kingdom made Sati Sadhani take over the throne but unfortunately the Ahom invaded it by sensing the perfect opportunity of internal disharmony

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Sati Sadhani who fought bravely till the defeat of the Chutias decided to end her life than face dishonor by jumping from the top of Chandragiri hills when she was asked to marry the Ahom governor Sadiyakhowa Gohain

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Meanwhile, the Assam Government has also recently named a university in Golaghat in honour of the brave queen who is an epitome of women empowerment and a pride of Assam

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