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- The Battle of Saraighat was a naval battle fought in 1671 between the Mughal Empire (led by the Kachwaha raja, Ram Singh I), and the Ahom Kingdom (led by Lachit Borphukan) on the Brahmaputra river at Saraighat, now in Guwahati, Assam, India.
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The Battle of Saraighat was a naval battle fought in 1671 between the Mughal Empire (led by the Kachwaha raja, Ram Singh I), and the Ahom Kingdom (led by Lachit Borphukan) on the Brahmaputra river at Saraighat, now in Guwahati, Assam, India. [5]
- March 1671
- Ahom victory
- Saraighat, Assam, India
- Ahoms retake Guwahati from Mughals
The battle of Saraighat was a naval engagement fought on the Brahmaputra River near Saraighat between the Mughal Empire and the Ahom Kingdom in 1671. The battle was the last major engagement in which the Mughals attempted to extend their empire into Assam.
Instrumental in shaping the history of the Brahmaputra valley and the north-eastern region, the battle was fought between the Mughal army led by Raja Ram Singh (son of Mirza Raja Jai Singh) and the Ahom Kingdom led by Lachit Borphukan in 1671 CE, at Saraighat, in Guwahati.
Aug 28, 2024 · The battle of SARAIGHAT 1671, was fought between the Ahom Kingdom and the Mughal Empireon on the banks of river Brahmaputra. It was a naval battle and the last battle of Saraighat, the last attempt to capture Assam and extend the empire by the Mughals.
- The battle of SARAIGHAT was in March 1671 between the Ahom Kingdom and the Mughal forces.
- The Ahom Kingdom won the battle of Saraighat even with a weaker military in comparison to the Mughals.
- The naval war between the Ahom Kingdom and the Mughals was fought on the River BRAHMAPUTRA at Saraighat, Assam.
- Ahoms defeated the Mughals by making the movement difficult in open fields by creating obstacles and mud embankments and smart diplomatic negotiati...
- Aurangzeb was the Mughal Emperor at the time of the battle of Saraighat. He ordered Mir Jumla who was the Mughal Viceroy to capture Assam.
- Chakradhwaj Singha was the Ahom king during the battle of Saraighat.
May 19, 2023 · The Battle of Saraighat fought on the banks of the Brahmaputra River, was a decisive naval encounter between the Ahom Kingdom and the Mughal Empire in 1671. It marked the last attempt by the Mughals to capture Assam and expand their empire.
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May 25, 2023 · The Battle of Saraighat began in March 1671 when the Mughal navy, with approximately 180 warships, approached the Ahom stronghold. The Ahom warriors, who were about 10,000 in number, faced a significant disadvantage in terms of sheer numbers.
The Battle of Saraighat was the last battle in the last major attempt by the Mughals to extend their empire into Assam. The Battle was fought in 1671 between the Mughal Empire, led by Raja Ramsingh I and the Ahom Kingdom, led by Lachit Borphukan, on the Brahmaputra River at Saraighat.
