Lachit Barphukan | |
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| Born | 24 November 1622 Ahom Kingdom |
| Died | 25 April 1672 (aged 49) Kaliabor,[1] Nagaon |
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| Allegiance | Ahom Kingdom |
| Service | Ahom Army |
| Rank | Borphukan (General) Commander-in-chief |
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| Memorials | Holongapar, Jorhat, Assam, India |
| Relations | Momai Tamuli Borbarua (father) Kunti Moran (mother) Laluksola Borphukan (brother) Pakhori Gabharu (sister) Marangi Borbarua (brother) Bhardhora Borphukan (brother) Lao deca (brother) Datukaria (brother) Ramani Gabharu (niece) Baduli Borphukan (uncle) |
| Nationality | Ahom Kingdom |
Lachit Borphukan (24 November 1622 – 25 April 1672) was an army general, primarily known for commanding the Ahom Army and the victory in the Battle of Saraighat (1671) that thwarted an invasion by the vastly superior Mughal Forces under the command of Ramsingh I.[2] He died about a year later in April 1672.[1]
There is keen contemporary interest in Lachit Borphukan today—he has emerged as a powerful symbol of Assam's historical autonomy.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Lachit Barphukan, who had literaly staked his life and honour, soon died at Kaliabar, April 1672..." (Sarkar 1992:228)
- ^ "In 1671 he commanded the Ahom forces that defeated the vastly superior Mughal army led by Raja Ram Singh of Ajmer in the battle of Saraighat." (Baruah 2020:146)
- ^ "Lachit Borphukon is a powerful symbol of Assam’s autonomous past for many in Assam." (Baruah 2020:146)
- ^ "That event subsequently served as basis for the proud claim by modem Assamese nationalism that Assam was one of the few regions to stave off ‘alien’ rule by ‘Bangals’ or ‘Yavanas’, as the buranjis classified these would-be conquerors from the Indian heartland." (Sharma 2004:176)