The Dharma Chronicle

In 17th  century, when Aurangzeb ascended the throne, he commanded Mir Jumla, Mughal General at Dhaka to capture Assam. In 1661 AD Mir Jumla led a huge army and captured their capital Garghaon by defeating them. Ahom king Jayadhwaj Singha was forced to agree for a humiliating treaty, which compelled the Ahom to give Mughals territory from Guwahati to Manas river along with large amount of money.  The successor, King Chakradhwaj Singha, who had vowed to recover the lost territories, appointed Lachit Borphukan as the new Commander-in-Chief. In November 1667, Ahom army under Lachit Borphukan launched an attack and successfully crushed Mughals to recapture Guwahati.  When Aurangzeb received the news of defeat at the hands of Ahom in December 1667, he sent his strong army to take back Guwahati. His Army reached Rangamati in February 1669. Lachit Borphukan and his army had anticipated a counter strike from Mughal. His army had started reinforcing ...