'Ahom general' Lachit Borphukan known for his leadership in the 1671 'Battle of Saraighat' that thwarted a drawn-out attempt by the mighty Mughal forces, led by Raja Ramsingh-I, to take back Assam.
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India News: Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 125-foot bronze statue of Ahom general Lachit Borphukan in Jorhat, Assam. The statue, known as the 'Statue of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 125-foot bronze statue of Ahom general Lachit Borphukan in Jorhat, Assam. The statue, called the Statue of Valour , was unveiled at the Lachit Barphukan Maidam Development Project. Modi participated in an Ahom ritual and was accompanied by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.