193:
756:, p. 104):"Pratap Singha...was fully convinced of his honesty, and found that with this prince, he could fight. the Mughals, who had already taken possession of the territory from the Barnadi to the Bharali in the north by defeating the local Bhuyans ruling in that region."
544:(Kamrupa) was incomplete and the latter could only effectively control the western part. Zealous, he was resolved to drive the Mughals out from Kamrupa and proved to be a noble tenacious fighter in both geographical divisions of Kamrup as
556:
From this time till his death (1638), he was the most persistent enemy of the Mughal peace in Kamrup, and was a nightmare to the thanahdars there. Strengthened by the enormous resources of the Ahom king, he made many a daring raid upon
579:
without any contest due to an internal feud in the Mughal camp. He then called Ahom King for reinforcement for retention, who accordingly sent a large number of troops under his chief commanders, and a grand attack was launched upon
660:"In fact, the history of Mughal Eamrup, subsequent to the year 1616, is one long tale of the persistent attempts made by Bali Narayan to subvert Imperial authority there... Almost every page of the
603:
and captured it. Next year he made an attack on the Minari outpost but counter retaliation under Mirza Nathan, resulted in flight. Balinarayan (1626) seized Luki Duar and overrun the entirety of
643:
and he sent strong reinforcement under Mir
Zainuddin along with Allah Yar Khan. The reinforced Mughals now recovered the lost tracts one by one and finally captured Balinarayan at
887:
932:
1053:
962:
A History of Mughal North-east
Frontier Policy: Being a Study of the Political Relation of the Mughal Empire with Koch Bihar, Kamrup and Assam
428:
1121:
1116:
1026:
567:
In 1616, utilizing the weakening of the imperial authority in Kamrup, Balinarayan along the hill-chieftains besieged
611:), attempts to subvert him proved abortive In 1636, Balinarayan captured the imperial strongholds of Nowmati. The
391:
17:
421:
161:). He was the chief conductor of the operations conducted against the Mughals during their occupation of
1096:
696:
396:
176:
463:. In the initial conflicts the King of Hajo, Parikshit got defeated and was captured, and taken to
1101:
535:
401:
260:
414:
917:
1111:
584:. With initial gains, Mughals were reduced but were eventually compelled to retreat with the
521:
367:
1106:
207:
575:
who came to rescue and the besiegers retreated. In a second attempt, Balinarayan occupied
8:
711:
661:
691:
527:
512:
Balinarayan was called
Dharmanarayan by Pratap Singha due to his religious deposition.
498:
308:
1022:
905:
608:
456:
255:
674:
184:
989:
979:
576:
568:
933:"Assam: Life-size statue of Koch King Dharma Narayan unveiled in Mangaldai town"
888:"Life-size statue of Raja Dharma Narayan unveiled in Mangaldai - Sentinelassam"
644:
349:
331:
326:
288:
283:
278:
245:
217:
212:
101:
1090:
701:
632:
531:
502:
483:
472:
222:
162:
706:
686:
640:
600:
596:
589:
562:
Sudhindra Nath
Bhattacharya, A History Of Mughal North-east Frontier Policy
549:
494:
468:
452:
298:
293:
664:
attests to his skilful leadership, crafty strategy and military genius."
615:
after being defeated on several engagements now made their last stand on
585:
545:
303:
669:
A life-sized statue of
Balinarayan alias Dharamanarayan was unveiled in
1035:
Sarkar, J N (1992). "Assam-Mughal
Relations". In Barpujari, H K (ed.).
670:
620:
541:
460:
166:
153:
Raghudev and younger brother of King
Parikshit and the first King of
150:
89:
1039:. Vol. 2. Guwahati: Publication Board Assam. pp. 148–256.
636:
572:
240:
169:
which got annexed to Mughal domain after the defeat of the latter.
119:
612:
506:
490:
372:
158:
146:
51:
655:
Historian
Sudhindra Nath Bhattacharya notes about Balinarayan –
192:
250:
464:
616:
581:
43:
991:
History of Bengal: Mughal Period, 1526-1765 A.D., Volume 3
505:. Balinarayan was established by the Pratap Singha in the
964:, India: Chuckervertty, Chatterjee & Company Limited
623:
made a combined attack which eventually fell to them.
588:
dead. Balinarayan escaped capture and took shelter in
631:The repeated news of reverse in Kamrup reached to
1088:
571:but the Mughal defeat was prevented by a Bengal
467:(1613). Balinarayan his younger brother went to
486:of his honesty by paying his full obeisances.
422:
959:
873:
471:and took shelter there under then Ahom King
429:
415:
1019:History of the Koch Kingdom, C. 1515-1615
515:
482:1641) for protection. There he convinced
27:King of the Darrang Kingdom, 1616 to 1638
981:Ahom-tribal Relations: A Political Study
497:, with some initial success but at last
1003:, Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi
994:, Bengal (India): Nababharat Publishers
930:
14:
1089:
1034:
1007:
968:
861:
813:
801:
741:
998:
886:Desk, Sentinel Digital (2021-03-08).
777:
729:
1016:
977:
960:Bhattacharya, Sudendra Nath (1929),
885:
849:
789:
765:
753:
987:
837:
825:
493:launched their aggressions towards
24:
1037:The Comprehensive History of Assam
25:
1133:
1001:Agrarian system of medieval Assam
1010:A Comprehensive History of Assam
971:A Comprehensive History of Assam
191:
924:
879:
867:
855:
843:
831:
619:, now both Balinarayan and the
477:
140:
931:Goswami, Mayukh (2021-03-07).
819:
807:
795:
783:
771:
759:
747:
735:
723:
13:
1:
952:
509:region as a tributary King.
446:
7:
680:
10:
1138:
1122:17th-century Indian people
1117:16th-century Indian people
988:Roy, Atul Chandra (1968),
595:In 1619, Balinarayan with
525:
519:
1077:
1072:
1066:
1061:
1047:
650:
441:
115:
107:
95:
85:
81:
73:
65:
57:
50:
41:
32:
717:
626:
1021:, Mittal Publications,
999:Gogoi, Jahnabi (2002),
501:and pushed back off to
451:The Mughal governor of
1012:, Munshiram Manoharlal
978:Devi, Lakshmi (1968),
973:, Munshiram Manoharlal
667:
565:
540:Mughal subjugation of
516:Conflicts with Mughals
892:www.sentinelassam.com
697:Ahom–Mughal conflicts
657:
554:
522:Ahom-Mughal conflicts
368:Kamarupa inscriptions
1069:Position established
1008:Baruah, S L (1985),
969:Baruah, S L (1986),
208:Pragjyotisha kingdom
69:Position established
712:Koch-Ahom conflicts
662:Baharistan-i-Ghaibi
536:Koch–Ahom relations
499:ultimately crushed
52:1st King of Darrang
916:has generic name (
692:Battle of Samdhara
528:Battle of Samdhara
480: 1601–
309:Moamoria rebellion
143: 1616–
1097:People from Assam
1085:
1084:
1078:Succeeded by
1017:Nath, D. (1989),
874:Bhattacharya 1929
439:
438:
256:Mlechchha dynasty
223:Sonitpura kingdom
165:erstwhile fallen
125:
124:
16:(Redirected from
1129:
1080:Mahendra Narayan
1067:Preceded by
1045:
1044:
1040:
1031:
1013:
1004:
995:
984:
974:
965:
947:
946:
944:
943:
928:
922:
921:
915:
911:
909:
901:
899:
898:
883:
877:
871:
865:
859:
853:
847:
841:
835:
829:
823:
817:
811:
805:
799:
793:
787:
781:
775:
769:
763:
757:
751:
745:
739:
733:
727:
675:Darrang district
563:
481:
479:
431:
424:
417:
241:Kamarupa kingdom
195:
185:History of Assam
172:
171:
144:
142:
77:Mahendra Narayan
30:
29:
21:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1128:
1127:
1126:
1087:
1086:
1081:
1070:
1057:
1054:Darrang Kingdom
1050:
1043:
1029:
955:
950:
941:
939:
929:
925:
913:
912:
903:
902:
896:
894:
884:
880:
872:
868:
860:
856:
848:
844:
836:
832:
824:
820:
812:
808:
800:
796:
788:
784:
776:
772:
764:
760:
752:
748:
740:
736:
728:
724:
720:
683:
653:
647:; and killed.
629:
607:(south bank of
564:
561:
538:
524:
518:
476:
455:after subduing
449:
444:
435:
406:
378:
377:
363:
355:
354:
345:
337:
336:
322:
314:
313:
274:
266:
265:
236:
228:
227:
203:
149:was the son of
139:
100:
61:1616 CE to 1638
36:
34:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1135:
1125:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1102:Hindu monarchs
1099:
1083:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1071:
1068:
1064:
1063:
1062:Regnal titles
1059:
1058:
1051:
1048:
1042:
1041:
1032:
1027:
1014:
1005:
996:
985:
975:
966:
956:
954:
951:
949:
948:
923:
878:
866:
854:
842:
830:
818:
806:
794:
782:
770:
758:
746:
734:
721:
719:
716:
715:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
682:
679:
652:
649:
628:
625:
559:
520:Main article:
517:
514:
448:
445:
443:
440:
437:
436:
434:
433:
426:
419:
411:
408:
407:
405:
404:
399:
394:
388:
385:
384:
380:
379:
376:
375:
370:
364:
361:
360:
357:
356:
353:
352:
350:Assam Movement
346:
343:
342:
339:
338:
335:
334:
332:Assam Province
329:
327:Colonial Assam
323:
320:
319:
316:
315:
312:
311:
306:
301:
296:
291:
289:Kamata Kingdom
286:
284:Dimasa Kingdom
281:
279:Chutia Kingdom
275:
272:
271:
268:
267:
264:
263:
258:
253:
251:Davaka dynasty
248:
246:Varman dynasty
243:
237:
234:
233:
230:
229:
226:
225:
220:
218:Bhauma dynasty
215:
213:Danava dynasty
210:
204:
202:Proto-historic
201:
200:
197:
196:
188:
187:
181:
180:
123:
122:
117:
113:
112:
109:
105:
104:
97:
93:
92:
87:
83:
82:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
67:
63:
62:
59:
55:
54:
48:
47:
39:
38:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1134:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1092:
1075:
1065:
1060:
1056:
1055:
1046:
1038:
1033:
1030:
1028:9788170991090
1024:
1020:
1015:
1011:
1006:
1002:
997:
993:
992:
986:
983:
982:
976:
972:
967:
963:
958:
957:
938:
937:NORTHEAST NOW
934:
927:
919:
907:
893:
889:
882:
876:, p. 181
875:
870:
864:, p. 250
863:
858:
852:, p. 234
851:
846:
840:, p. 158
839:
834:
828:, p. 157
827:
822:
816:, p. 117
815:
810:
804:, p. 109
803:
798:
792:, p. 104
791:
786:
779:
774:
768:, p. 104
767:
762:
755:
750:
744:, p. 103
743:
738:
731:
726:
722:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
702:Mughal Empire
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
684:
678:
676:
672:
666:
665:
663:
656:
648:
646:
642:
638:
634:
633:Islam Khan II
624:
622:
618:
614:
610:
606:
602:
598:
593:
591:
587:
583:
578:
574:
570:
558:
553:
551:
547:
543:
537:
533:
532:Pratap Singha
529:
523:
513:
510:
508:
504:
500:
496:
492:
487:
485:
484:Pratap Singha
474:
473:Pratap Singha
470:
466:
462:
458:
454:
432:
427:
425:
420:
418:
413:
412:
410:
409:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
389:
387:
386:
382:
381:
374:
371:
369:
366:
365:
359:
358:
351:
348:
347:
341:
340:
333:
330:
328:
325:
324:
318:
317:
310:
307:
305:
302:
300:
297:
295:
292:
290:
287:
285:
282:
280:
277:
276:
273:Late Medieval
270:
269:
262:
259:
257:
254:
252:
249:
247:
244:
242:
239:
238:
232:
231:
224:
221:
219:
216:
214:
211:
209:
206:
205:
199:
198:
194:
190:
189:
186:
183:
182:
178:
174:
173:
170:
168:
164:
160:
157:(present-day
156:
152:
148:
137:
133:
132:Dharmanarayan
129:
121:
118:
114:
110:
106:
103:
98:
94:
91:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
56:
53:
49:
46:
45:
40:
35:Dharmanarayan
31:
19:
18:Dharmanarayan
1112:Ahom kingdom
1073:
1052:
1049:Balinarayan
1036:
1018:
1009:
1000:
990:
980:
970:
961:
940:. Retrieved
936:
926:
895:. Retrieved
891:
881:
869:
857:
845:
833:
821:
809:
797:
785:
780:, p. 19
773:
761:
749:
737:
732:, p. 19
725:
707:Ahom kingdom
687:Ahom Dynasty
668:
659:
658:
654:
630:
609:Brahmaputra
604:
594:
590:Ahom Kingdom
566:
555:
539:
511:
495:Ahom Kingdom
488:
469:Ahom Kingdom
450:
392:Architecture
344:Contemporary
299:Koch kingdom
294:Ahom kingdom
261:Pala dynasty
155:Darrang Desa
154:
135:
131:
127:
126:
42:
1107:1638 deaths
914:|last=
862:Baruah 1986
814:Sarkar 1992
802:Sarkar 1992
742:Sarkar 1992
586:Burhagohain
546:Rana Pratap
304:Baro-Bhuyan
128:Balinarayan
66:Predecessor
33:Balinarayan
1091:Categories
953:References
942:2023-06-27
897:2023-06-27
778:Gogoi 2002
754:Nath (1989
730:Gogoi 2002
526:See also:
459:, invaded
457:Koch Behar
447:Background
383:Categories
850:Devi 1968
790:Nath 1989
766:Nath 1989
671:Mangaldoi
621:Borphukan
605:Dakhinkul
599:besieged
573:zamindars
542:Koch Hajo
489:In 1615,
461:Koch Hajo
167:Koch Hajo
151:Koch King
145:1638) of
111:Raghu Dev
90:Koch Hajo
74:Successor
906:cite web
838:Roy 1968
826:Roy 1968
681:See also
637:Subahdar
560:—
503:Barnadi
235:Medieval
177:a series
175:Part of
120:Hinduism
116:Religion
645:Singri
641:Bengal
613:Mughals
601:Ranihat
557:Kamrup.
550:Chittor
507:Darrang
491:Mughals
453:Bengal
397:Palaces
373:Buranji
362:Sources
163:Kamrupa
159:Darrang
147:Mughals
102:Singri
1025:
651:Legacy
534:, and
442:Career
321:Modern
179:on the
136:Baldeo
130:alias
108:Father
37:Baldeo
1074:Raja
718:Notes
627:Death
597:Ahoms
577:Pandu
569:Pandu
465:Delhi
402:Forts
58:Reign
1023:ISBN
918:help
617:Hajo
582:Hajo
99:1638
96:Died
86:Born
44:Raja
639:of
552:.
548:of
134:or
1093::
935:.
910::
908:}}
904:{{
890:.
677:.
673:,
635:,
592:.
530:,
478:r.
141:r.
945:.
920:)
900:.
475:(
430:e
423:t
416:v
138:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.