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Recently, the Assam CM urged all states to include chapter on Lachit Borphukan in school textbooks.
- The Assam government is commemorating the 400th birth anniversary of the 17th-century Ahom army general.
Key Points:
About Lachit Borphukan
- Born: He was born on November 24 in the year 1622..
- He is best known for the leadership led to the decisive defeat of the Mughals at the Battle of Saraighat on the banks of Brahmaputra, in 1671.
- He was appointed as commander and ‘Borphukan’ by King Chakradhwaj Singha in Ahom Kingdom.
- Borphukan is a position embedded with both executive and judicial powers.
