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The Battle of Saraighat was a naval battle fought in 1671 between the Mughal Empire ... War provisions, treasures and war material fell into Ahom hands. [18]
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]
Udayaditya renewed the war and ordered the Barphukan to march with 20,000 men from Samdhara to Saraighat. The Ahoms were successful on land but their navy was forced to retreat. Barphukan arrived with more ships and the Mughal army was beaten and the Ahoms also gained a second land victory.
The Battle of Samdhara which took place in 1616, was the first battle fought between the Ahoms and Mughals, followed by Battle of Alaboi in 1669, Battle of Saraighat in 1671 and Battle of Itakhuli in 1682. [7]
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 .
The Ahom war vessels entered into the thick of Mughal fleet and in the fight that ensued, the Mughals were completely defeated and the Ahoms gained a decisive victory. This battle is known in the history as the Battle of Saraighat, which occurred in the middle of March, 1671 CE.
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 ...
But he could not consolidate Mughal rule in the region. Nevertheless, he struck an agreement with the Ahom king that included war indemnities; but he died on his journey back to Dhaka. The Ahoms again captured Kamrup in 1667, and fended off an entrenched Mughal attack led by Ram Singh in 1671 in the celebrated Battle of Saraighat.