Abstract
The conflict between Mughals and Ahoms first occurred in 1615 in the battle of Samdhara due to the imperial ambition of the Mughal emperor and to extend their territories further east beyond Bengal and also had to dominion of the largest part of Hindustan. Followed by several attacks such as the battle of Alaboi in 1669 the Battle of Saraighat in 1671 it lasted till 1682, where in the battle of Itakhuli 1682 Ahom got a decisive victory over the Mughals and with that the conflict between the Ahoms and the Mughals permanently stopped. Amongst the battles that fought between Ahoms and Mughals the battle of Saraighat of 1671 is considered as the last major attempt by the Mughals to occupy Assam. From the side of Mughal Raja Ram Singh of Amber appeared in Assam with a huge forces on the other hand Ahoms had a very limited number of soldiers; assessmenting this all situation the Lachit Barphukan the general of a Ahom’s army and navy had adopted guerrilla tactics and his great diplomatic and military skills to defeat the mighty Mughals in the battle of Saraighat. The battle which can be said to be more a psychological war than an arms war between the massive Mughal army and the Lachit Barphukan. As a consequence of this war Ahom retake Guwahati from the Mughal and the Mughals did not even think of attacking Assam for a very year. In this paper I have tried to provide a detailed report of Ahom-Mughal conflicts with special reference to the Battle of Saraighat and Lachit Barphukan
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