The Battle of Saraighat (1671) unfolded as a multifaceted encounter, blending military prowess with a psychological chess match typical of mediaeval Indian warfare.
The great Tai king of Mungkhu Mungjao and a Prince of his maternal uncle’s kingdom Mung Maolung, Chaolung Siukapha (as the crowning epithet Chaolung itself means great) left his country to avoid.
Within two months, the Ahoms under the leadership of Lachit Barphukan whose policy was either to do or die succeeded in recovering the lost possessions and the lost glory and prestige of the