TNPSC Thervupettagam

Lachit Borphukan

March 3 , 2022 871 days 778 0
  • The Chief Minister of Assam had announced many projects in connection with the 400th birth anniversary of Lachit Borphukan.
  • Lachit Borphukan was the commander of the Ahom forces and an icon of Assamese nationalism.
  • In 1669, Aurangzeb dispatched the Rajput Raja Ram Singh I to recapture the territories won back by the Ahoms in previous battles.
  • So, the Battle of Alaboi was fought in the Alaboi Hills in North Guwahati between the Ahoms and Mughals.
  • Lachit Borphukan, after suffering a massive defeat at Alaboi, decimated the Mughals within just two years in 1671 (Battle of Saraighat).
  • Lachit won the Battle of Saraighat (Naval battle) on the River Brahmaputra.
  • The Ahom Kingdom was founded by Chaolung Sukapha, who was a 13th-century ruler.

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