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The Battle of Saraighat was the last battle in the last major attempt by the Mughals to extend their empire into Assam. Though the Mughals managed to regain Guwahati briefly later after a Borphukan deserted it, the Ahoms wrested control in the Battle of Itakhuli in 1682 and maintained it till the end of their rule.
Lachit Borphukan (24 November 1622 – 25 April 1672) was an army general, primarily known for commanding the Ahom Army and the victory in the naval Battle of Saraighat (1671) that thwarted an invasion by the vastly superior Mughal Forces under the command of Ramsingh I. [2] He died about a year later in April 1672. [1]
A group of Tai people, that came to be known as the Ahom in due course, migrated from present-day Myanmar to the Brahmaputra valley in the 13th century. They settled in with the locals initially and created a new state that came to be known as the Ahom kingdom; and in the 16th century they vastly expanded their power and territory by absorbing the Chutia kingdom in Upper Assam, removing the ...
The Mughal Empire was founded in 1526 by Babur.He defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat, marking the beginning of Mughal dominance.Babur went on to defeat the powerful Rajput confederacy of Rana Sanga in his decisive victory in the Battle of Khanwa, which solidified Mughal rule in India.
The album featured original score composed by Stephen Gallagher and songs performed by Yazdan Qafouri, Paris Paloma, Lorraine Ashbourne and Ben O'Leary. An original song "The Rider" performed by Paloma was released as a single on November 15. The soundtrack album was released under the WaterTower Music label on December 6, 2024.
Old Saraighat Bridge: Initially planned in 1910, and proposal gained momentum during the Second World War though there were doubts over the stability of the railway line between Bongaigaon and Amingaon following devastating floods in 1942-43, the Railway Minister announced the decision to construct thebridge in the Budget session of the ...
Entrance gate of Saraighat war memorial park Saraighat war shown on the stone plate in Saraighat War Memorial Park. Saraighat War Memorial Park is a park at Agyathuri in North Guwahati, on the northern bank of river Brahmaputra, India. [1] [2] [3] The park was constructed by Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority, Assam. This park is ...
The long war has taken both physical and mental toll of the King and in April 1670 Supangmung died, just one year before the Battle of Saraighat. The King did not get the satisfaction of seeing the final defeat of the imperialist Mughal Army at Saraighat, which sealed the fate of all the Mughal plans of expansion of their kingdom to the East.