What the records say
- When
- 23 Jan 1663
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 26.94° N, 94.74° E
Placed at the town its text puts it in, Garhgaon.
Summary
The Treaty of Ghilajharighat is signed in India between representatives of the Mughal Empire and the independent Ahom Kingdom (in what is now the Assam state), with the Mughals ending their occupation of the Ahom capital of Garhgaon, in return for payment by Ahom in silver and gold for costs of the occupation, and King Sutamla of Ahom sending one of his daughters to be part of the harem of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
Treaty of Ghilajharighat
1663 treaty between the Ahoms and Mughals
The Treaty of Ghilajharighat, Tipam, was signed between the Ahoms and the Mughal forces led by Mir Jumla II on 23 January 1663. The treaty was signed at the end of Mir Jumla's invasion of Assam of 1662–1663. Though the signing of the treaty led to Mir Jumla and his army's retreat from the Ahom territories, the treaty terms were only partially fulfilled; the Ahoms felt humiliated by the tributary status that the treat…
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