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597:. They managed to gain valuable information about the Mughals from Ahkek Gohain, who previously went to the Mughal side, and was brought back to Ahom camp after being promised pardon. The Mughal also proceeded to the Bharali and stationed at its right bank, opposite of the Ahom fort at Samdhara. At this, the Burhagohain, Boragohain and other officials asked for auspicious moment to attack, from the Deodhai's (astrologers), which they advised in a night attack (January 1616). The Mughals who were unprepared, were unable to face the enemy were easily overpowered. Large number of officers including Syed Hakim, Jamal Khan Kankali, Bhaaaban Roxi, Gokul Chand, Lakshmi Rajput, Abu Bakr and his son were slain.
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with Sona Ghazi made a narrow escape with two boats, while
Ilahdad Khan Dakhini, Raja Rai, Narsing Rai, Karamchand, son of Satrajit and many others were captured. The casualties on the Mughal side, is estimated to around 1,700 men killed on the spot and, in total 5,000 killed, about 9,000 men taken as captive, and about 3,000 men seeking safety in the jungles by the author of
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The imperial fleet of
Mughals at first resisted, but couldn't after the fall of their commander Abu Bakr, and gave up further resistance. Almost whole of the Mughal fleet was captured by the Ahoms and some naval officers including Miran Sayed Masud, in-charge of the war boats were slain. Sattrajit
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were found to the north of Kajali buying pulses, mustard seeds and other commodities. Two such mechant vessels were seized by the Ahom government and two of the tradesmen killed. The incident of killing to the merchants was only a pretext to launch an invasion to Assam, the Mughal viceroy had long
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having herd of the victory at
Samdhara, ordered not to kill the captive officers, as he was anxious to see them in person. He rushed to Samdhara, but until then most of the Mughal officers were slain. At this he ordered the Ahom officers put to death, responsible for killing the captive Mughal
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in the midst of rains in May/June of that year. The Ahom fleet stationed at the Kajali
Choucki attacked the invading force but suffered defeat and retreated with the loss of some boats. Elated at this victory, Sattrajit entered Sala by way of the
544:, the governor of Bengal, sent immediately a force consisting of over 10,000 troops, and 300 well-equipped war-boats, under Syed Hakkim and Syed Aba Bakr. Sattrajit, son of the zamindar of Bhusna near
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in April 1617 and
Lakshmi Narayan, who has been placed in detention for three years, was re-installed in his kingdom on the condition that he would serve the cause of the
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to expand towards the east was successfully thwarted by the Ahoms. This defeat brought both ignominy and disaster to the
Mughals.
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was occasioned by an illegal trade-affair carried by a merchant, Ranta or Ratan Shah by name, who was procuring aloes-wood for
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Bhomoraguri Rock inscription 1616, commemorating the victory of Ahoms over the
Mughals in Samdhara
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and, in the meantime, strengthened the fort of
Samdhara, which stood near the confluence of the
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The Ahoms had been watching carefully the movement of the
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515:. Shortly afterwards, unauthorised merchants of
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211:Almost whole of the Mughal fleet was captured
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491:The first direct clash of arms between the
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22:was the first naval battle fought between
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413:Kamarupa inscriptions
197:Casualties and losses
144:Lasham Charing Gohain
43:Ahom-Mughal conflicts
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253:Pragjyotisha kingdom
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662:and renamed him as
630:as the governor of
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171:Jamal khan Mankali
160:Qasim Khan Chishti
142:Shamkula Borgohain
36:Battle of Samdhara
20:Battle of Samdhara
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610:officers.
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181:30,000 men
148:Lama Barua
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