battle, early modern

Battle of Saraighat

Name: Battle of Saraighat
Location: Saraighat Bridge, India

Battle of Saraighat was a battle fought in 1671 at Saraighat Bridge, in what is now India. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Saraighat Bridge. It was part of Q4696281. The recorded result: Ahom victory.

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Fought1671

WhereSaraighat Bridge, India26.175N, 91.672E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeAhom victory

Belligerentsborder|22px Ahom Kingdom; Supported by: Jaintia Kingdom; Dimasa Kingdomagainst22pxMughal Empire; 22px Jaipur State; Supported by: Koch Behar

Part ofQ4696281

Record

Date	1671 (year precision)
Place	Saraighat Bridge, India 26.175N, 91.672E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Territorial change	Ahoms take Guwahati from Mughals
Strength	100,000 (militia)	(35,000+ infantry, 18,000 cavalry, 15,000 archers and shieldmen; 21 Rajput Thakurs and their contingents, and 40 ships.)
Commanders	Lachit Borphukan Supangmung Sunyatphaa Atan Burhagohain	Ram Singh I Munnawar Khan

Placed at Saraighat Bridge; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Se La Pass 1962, 154 km N
Battle of Namka Chu 1962, 180 km N
Battle of Kamalpur 1971, 210 km SW
Battle of Dhalai 1971, 218 km S
Battle of Kohima 1944, 250 km E

Elsewhere in 1671

Battle of Saraighat is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872317, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Saraighat, revision 1370588678, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.