The Treaty of Asurar Ali (early February 1639) was signed between the

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''faujdar'' Allah Yar Khan and the

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general Momai Tamuli

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. The treaty came at the end of a period of Mughal efforts to drive into the Ahom kingdom that began in 1615, and followed a decisive Ahom victory over the Mughals at Duimunisila in November 1638. According to the treaty, the boundary between the Mughals and Ahoms was fixed on the

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in the northern bank (''utarkul'') of the

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and the Asurar Ali (''Ali'' is causeway in Assamese) in the southern bank (''dakhinkul''), believed to be the Rajgarh Road in Guwahati, the causeway or the high Garh was in existence until late 60's. The Ahom king recognized the supremacy of the Mughals in Kamrup, and the Mughal ''fauzdar'' agreed not to interfere in the Ahom kingdom. Trade and commerce between the two regions was permitted with the Ahom kingdom represented by

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and Sanatan, and the Mughal represented by Sheikh Meda.

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* * 17th century in the Ahom kingdom 1639 in India Asurar Ali Treaties of India A 1639 in the Mughal Empire {{India-hist-stub

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