The Treaty of Ghilajharighat, Tipam, was signed between the
Ahoms and the
Mughal forces led by
Mir Jumla II
Mir Jumla II (1591 – 30 March 1663) was a prominent subahdar of Bengal under the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Early life
Mir Jumla was born as Mir Mohammad Sayyid Ardistani in Iran in 1591 to a poor oil merchant of Isfahan named Mirza Hazar ...
on January 23, 1663 or 9th Magh, 1584 saka. The treaty
Mir Jumla II
Mir Jumla II (1591 – 30 March 1663) was a prominent subahdar of Bengal under the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Early life
Mir Jumla was born as Mir Mohammad Sayyid Ardistani in Iran in 1591 to a poor oil merchant of Isfahan named Mirza Hazar ...
brought occupation of the Ahom capital,
Garhgaon
Gargaon (Pron:/gɑ:ˈgɑ̃ʊ/) is a town in Assam, India and was the capital of the Ahom kingdom for many years. It was built by the Ahom king Suklenmung (Gargoyaan Rojaa) in 1540. It is said that the capital was built at the suggestion of ...
, to an end.
Terms
The conditions of the treaty were as follows:
#
Jayadhwaj Singha
Sutamla (1648–1663) Jayadhwaj Singha was the 20th king of the Ahom kingdom. During his reign the Mughal viceroy at Bengal Mir Jumla II invaded and occupied his capital Garhgaon as a result of which he had to retreat to the Namrup area, a ...
was to send a daughter to the Imperial harem.
# Twenty thousand ''tolas'' of gold, six times this quantity of silver and forty elephants to be made over at once.
# Three hundred thousand ''tolas'' of silver and ninety elephants to be supplied within twelve months.
# Six sons of the chief nobles to be made over as hostages pending compliance with the last mentioned condition.
# Twenty elephants to be supplied annually.
# The country west of the
Bhareli river
The Kameng River (previously named Bharali River, now called Kameng in Arunachal Pradesh and Jiabharali (Jia Bharali) in Assam) in the eastern Himalayan mountains, originates in Tawang district from the glacial lake below snow-capped Gori Chen ...
on the north bank of the
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet, northeast India, and Bangladesh. It is also known as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, Luit in Assamese, and Jamuna River in Bangla. It ...
and of the
Kalang river
The Kallang River (, ms, Sungei Kallang) is the longest river in Singapore, flowing for 10 kilometers. from the Lower Peirce Reservoir (originally named "Kallang River Reservoir") to the Kallang Basin. It originates in the planning ...
on the south to be ceded to the Emperor of Delhi.
# All prisoners and the family of the Baduli Phukan to be given up.
[Baduli Phukan, who was the Neog Phukan and commander-in-chief of the Ahom forces had defected to the Mughal side in September, 1662 along with many followers. He was Momai Tamuli Borbarua's (and Pakhori Gabhoru's) brother. He was made Subedar of the region between Gargaon and Namrup. He went to Dhaka with Mir Jhumla and played a role when ]Laluksola Borphukan Laluksola Borphukan (fl. 1672–1680) Laluk Nimati Phukan elder brother of Lachit Borphukan succeed the seat of Borphukan after demise of his younger brother Lachit Phukan, Laluksola Borphukan, who abandoned Guwahati, and aspired to be a king. He w ...
deserted Guwahati
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...
in 1679.
See also
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List of treaties
This list of treaties contains known agreements, pacts, peaces, and major contracts between states, armies, governments, and tribal groups.
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Notes and references
* Gait, Edward A. ''A History of Assam''. Calcutta, 1906.
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