Burmese invasions of Assam

Burmese invasions of Assam
Date1817 – 1826
Location
Result Rapid breakdown of Ahom state.
Territorial
changes
Burmese occupation of the Ahom kingdom
Belligerents
Konbaung dynasty Konbaung dynasty Ahom Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Konbaung dynasty Bodawpaya
Konbaung dynasty Bagyidaw
Konbaung dynasty Maha Bandula
Konbaung dynasty Maha Thilwa
Konbaung dynasty Ala Mingi
Chandrakanta Singha
Purandar Singha
Ruchinath Burhagohain
Purnanada Burhagohain
Jaganath Dhekial Phukan
Strength
50,000[citation needed] Unknown

There were three Burmese invasions of Assam between 1817 and 1826, during which time the Kingdom of Assam came under the control of Burma from 1821 to 1825. Locally, this period, called the manor din (Assamese: "The days/period of the Burmese") by the people of Assam,[1] is remembered with horror. The sharp drop in population due both to depredations as well emigrations left the erstwhile kingdom in shambles. It was the climactic period of the Ahom kingdom. The British, who were earlier reluctant to colonise Assam, came into direct contact with a belligerent Burmese occupying force. Following the First Anglo-Burmese War they annexed Assam and took Manipur as a subsidiary state.

  1. ^ Note: The corresponding period of Burmese rule in Manipur is called Chahi-Taret Khuntakpa (Meitei: seven years of devastation).