Event Third Burmese invasion (Assam)

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Was a Burmese invasion of the Kingdom of Assam.

Chronology

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  • March 1822: Ahom king Sudingphaa pitched his camp at Mahgarh, near Jorhat.
  • August 1822: He was defeated and had to further retreat into the British territory. After this victory, the Burmese declared Mingimaha Tilwa the Raja of Assam and brought an end to the sovereign Ahom rule in Assam.
  • January 1822: Guwahati conquered by Ahom Kingdom.
  • March 1821: In 1819, Bagyidaw became the king of Burma and decided to annex Assam. He sent Mingimaha Tilwa, a Burmese military commander, to Assam in February 1821 to carry out the military occupation of the Kingdom of Assam.
  • May 1822: Mingi Maha Bandula attacked and defeated the forces of Chandrakanta in April 1822. Chandrakanta then fell back to Guwahati.
  • March 1822: Ahom king Sudingphaa pitched his camp at Mahgarh, near Jorhat.
  • March 1821: In 1819, Bagyidaw became the king of Burma and decided to annex Assam. He sent Mingimaha Tilwa, a Burmese military commander, to Assam in February 1821 to carry out the military occupation of the Kingdom of Assam.