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Treaty of Majuli (1563)
The reign of Suklenmong (1539-52) and Sukhampha (1553-1603) were mainly important for Koch expeditions to the Ahom kingdom. The first was conducted by Viswa Singha which did not resulted much of a success. The second major invasion was led by king Naranarayan, with his younger brother Sukladhwaj popularly known as Chilarai, was of a successful campaign against the Ahom, which resulted in the fall of Ahom capital Garhgaon.
The fall of the capital resulted in the Ahom kings flight, as well as treason by high Ahom officials including the kings own brother. The Ahom king sued for peace via his emissary, Aikhek Burhagohain.
Then the Koch king Nara Narayan, camping at Majuli, signed the The Treaty of Majuli with the Ahom king Sukhaamphaa, in the year 1563. Soon after, the Koch army returned and it was the last Koch invasion of the Ahom kingdom.
Treaty of Majuli’s main terms of settlement were
- The Ahom king would accept Koch overlordship.
- The land on the North bank of the Brahmaputra to the west of Subansiri riverwere to be ceded to the Koch
- Five sons of Ahom nobles were to be handed over as hostage.
- Hand over the elephant Khamring and the horse Paksirai
- The Ahoms were to pay a war indemnity—60 elephants, 60 pieces of clothes, 60 maidens, 300 men, a red royal standard along with gold and silver.
Furthermore, the Koch king stationed three Koch officers as rajkhowas—Ujir Bamun, Tapasvi Laskar and Malamulya Laskar—as well as a garrison at Narayanpur to administer the newly acquired region.
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