| Battle of Kaliabor | |||||||
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| Part of Mir Jumla's invasion of Assam | |||||||
 Assam and the river flowing through it | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Ahom kingdom |
 Mughal Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Borgohain (POW) |
Mir Jumla II | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 700-800 Ships |
30,000 Foot soldiers 12,000 Cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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300-400 Ships captured 21.000 Soldiers taken as prisoners 300 vessels captured | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Kaliabor, also known as Battle of Kaliabar, marked a pivotal naval military confrontation between the Mughal Empire, under the command of its general Mir Jumla II, and the Ahom dynasty, led by Bargohain, on March 3, 1662, near the location known as Kaliabor, situated in modern-day Assam.
During the Mughal war of succession, the Ahoms seized the opportunity to invade the Mughal territory of Kamrup. After Aurangzeb ascended to the Mughal throne, he appointed one of his generals, Mir Jumla II who had aided him in the war as the Governor of Bengal. Subsequently, he dispatched this general to launch a campaign against the Ahom dynasty of Assam in order to reclaim lost territories. As the Mughal forces advanced towards the Ahom capital, they encountered an attack from the Ahoms near Kaliabar, where the Ahoms were numerically superior to the Mughals. Despite the numerical disadvantage, the Mughals emerged victorious, capturing a significant number of Ahoms as prisoners of war.