Burmese invasions of Assam
| Burmese invasions of Assam | |||||||||
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The red border line is the territories of Konbaung Dynasty before First Anglo-Burmese War which included Occupied Assam | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Konbaung dynasty | Ahom Kingdom | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Bodawpaya Bagyidaw Maha Bandula Maha Thilwa Ala Mingi Bisa Nong Naymyo Raja Badan Borphukan X |
Chandrakanta Singha Purandar Singha Ruchinath Burhagohain Purnanada Burhagohain Jaganath Phukan Badan Borphukan | ||||||||
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First invasion: Unknown Second invasion: 30,000 Third invasion: 20,000 |
First invasion: Unknown Second invasion: Unknown Third invasion: Unknown | ||||||||
There were three Burmese invasions of Assam between 1817 and 1826, during which time the Kingdom of Assam came under the control of Burma from 1821 to 1825. Locally, this period, called the manor din (Assamese: "The days/period of the Burmese") by the people of Assam, is remembered with horror. The sharp drop in population due to depredations as well as emigrations left the erstwhile kingdom in shambles. It was the climactic period of the Ahom kingdom. The contemporaneous Chahi Taret Khuntakpa is remembered similarly in Manipur. The British, who were earlier reluctant to colonise Assam, came into direct contact with a belligerent Burmese occupying force. Following the First Anglo-Burmese War, they annexed Assam and took Manipur as a subsidiary state.