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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|King of the Darrang Kingdom, 1616 to 1638}}<br />
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| name = Balinarayan<br>Dharmanarayan<br>Baldeo<br />
| title = [[Raja]]<br />
| succession = [[Darrang|1st King of Darrang]]<br />
| reign = 1616 CE to 1638<br />
| predecessor = Position established<br />
| successor = Mahendra Narayan<br />
| birth_place = [[Koch Hajo]]<br />
| death_date = 1638<br />
| death_place = [[Singri (Assam)|Singri ]]<br />
| father = Raghu Dev<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Balinarayan''' alias '''Dharmanarayan''' or '''Baldeo''' ({{Reign|1616}}1638) of [[Mughals]] was the son of [[Koch Hajo|Koch King]] Raghudev and younger brother of King Parikshit and the first King of ''Darrang Desa'' (present-day [[Darrang]]). He was the chief conductor of the operations conducted against the Mughals during their occupation of [[Kamrup region|Kamrupa]] erstwhile fallen [[Koch Hajo]] which got annexed to Mughal domains after the defeat of the latter.<br />
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== Carrer ==<br />
=== Background ===<br />
The Mughal governor of [[Bengal Subah|Bengal ]] after subduing [[Cooch Behar State|Koch Behar]], invaded [[Koch Hajo]]. In the initial conflicts the King of Hajo, Parikshit got defeated and was captured, and taken to [[Delhi]] (1613).<ref>{{Harvnb|Gogoi|2002|p=19}}</ref> Balinarayan his younger brother went to [[Ahom Kingdom]] and took shelter there under then Ahom King [[Pratap Singha]] ({{Reign|1601}}1641) for protection.<ref>{{Harvnb|Sarkar|1992|p=103}}</ref> There he convinced [[Pratap Singha]] of his honesty by paying his full obeisances.<ref>{{harvtxt|Nath|1989|p=104}}:"Pratap Singha...was fully convinced of his honesty, and found that with this prince, he could fight. the Mughals, who had already taken possession of the territory from the Barnadi to the Bharali in the north by defeating the local Bhuyans ruling in that region."</ref> <br />
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In 1615, [[Mughals]] launched their aggressions towards [[Ahom Kingdom]], with some initial success but at last [[Battle of Samdhara|ultimately crushed ]] and pushed back off to [[Bornadi River|Barnadi ]]. Balinarayan was established by the Pratap Singha in the [[Darrang]] region as a tributary King.<ref>{{Harvnb|Nath|1989|p=104}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Gogoi|2002|p=19}}</ref> <br />
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Balinarayan was called Dharmanarayan by Pratap Singha due to his religious deposition.<ref>{{Harvnb|Nath|1989|p=104}}</ref><br />
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=== Conflicts with Mughals ===<br />
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Mughal subjugation of [[Koch Hajo]] (Kamrupa) was incomplete and the latter could only effectively control the western part. Zealous, he was resolved to drive the Mughals out from Kamrupa and proved to be a noble tenacious fighter in both geographical divisions of Kamrup as [[Rana Pratap]] of [[Chittor Fort|Chittor]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Sarkar|1992|p=109}}</ref> <br />
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| quote = From this time till his death (1638), he was the most persistent enemy of the Mughal peace in Kamrup, and was a nightmare to the thanahdars there. Strengthened by the enormous resources of the Ahom king, he made many a daring raid upon Kamrup.<br />
| author = Sudhindra Nath Bhattacharya<br />
| source = A History Of Mughal North-east Frontier Policy<br />
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In 1616, utilizing the weakening of the imperial authority in Kamrup, Balinarayan along the hill-chieftains besieged [[Pandu, Guwahati|Pandu]] but the Mughal defeat was prevented by a Bengal [[Zamindar|zamindars]] who came to rescue and the besiegers retreated. In a second attempt, Balinarayan occupied [[Pandu, Guwahati|Pandu]] without any contest due to an internal feud in the Mughal camp. He then called Ahom King for reinforcement for retention, who accordingly sent a large number of troops under his chief commanders, and a grand attack was launched upon [[Hajo]].<ref>{{Harvnb|Sarkar|1992|p=117}}</ref><ref>{{Harvnb|Roy|1968|p=157}}</ref> With initial gains, Mughals were reduced but were eventually compelled to retreat with the [[Burhagohain]] dead. Balinarayan escaped capture and took shelter in [[Ahom Kingdom]].<br />
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In 1619, Balinarayan with [[Ahom kingdom|Ahoms]] besieged [[Rani, Kamrup|Ranihat]] and captured it. Next year he made an attack on the Minari outpost but counter retaliation under Mirza Nathan, resulted in flight. Balinarayan (1626) seized Luki Duar and overrun the entirety of ''Dakhinkul'' (south bank of [[Brahmaputra River|Brahmaputra ]]), attempts to subvert him proved abortive <ref>{{Harvnb|Roy|1968|p=158}}</ref> In 1636, Balinarayan captured the imperial strongholds of Nowmati. The [[Mughals]] after being defeated on several engagements now made their last stand on [[Hajo]], now both Balinarayan and the [[Borphukan]] made a combined attack which eventually fell to them.<ref>{{Harvnb|Devi|1968|p=234}}</ref><br />
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===Death===<br />
The repeated news of reverse in Kamrup reached to [[Islam Khan II]], [[Subahdar]] of [[Bengal Subah|Bengal ]] and he sent strong reinforcement under Mir Zainuddin along with Allah Yar Khan. The reinforced Mughals now recovered the lost tracts one by one and finally captured Balinarayan at [[Singri (Assam)|Singri ]]; and killed.<ref>{{Harvnb|Baruah|1986|p=250}}</ref> <br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Historian Sudhindra Nath Bhattacharya notes about Balinarayan –<br />
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''"In fact, the history of Mughal Eamrup, subsequent to the year 1616, is one long tale of the persistent attempts made by Bali Narayan to subvert Imperial authority there... Almost every page of the [[Baharistan-i-Ghaibi]] attests to his skilful leadership, crafty strategy and military genius."<ref>{{Harvnb|Bhattacharya|1929|p=181}}</ref> ''}}<br />
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A life-sized statue of Balinarayan alias Dharamanarayan was unveiled in [[Mangaldoi]], [[Darrang district]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Sentinel Digital |date=2021-03-08 |title=Life-size statue of Raja Dharma Narayan unveiled in Mangaldai - Sentinelassam |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/assam-news/life-size-statue-of-raja-dharma-narayan-unveiled-in-mangaldai-527537 |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=www.sentinelassam.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Goswami |first=Mayukh |date=2021-03-07 |title=Assam: Life-size statue of Koch King Dharma Narayan unveiled in Mangaldai town |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/assam-life-size-statue-of-koch-king-dharma-narayan-unveiled-in-mangaldai-town.html |access-date=2023-06-27 |website=NORTHEAST NOW |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Ahom Dynasty]]<br />
* [[Battle of Samdhara]]<br />
* [[Ahom–Mughal conflicts]]<br />
* [[Mughal Empire]]<br />
* [[Ahom kingdom]]<br />
* [[Koch-Ahom conflicts]]<br />
== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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*{{citation |last1=Bhattacharya |first1=Sudendra Nath |title=A History of Mughal North-east Frontier Policy: Being a Study of the Political Relation of the Mughal Empire with Koch Bihar, Kamrup and Assam |date=1929 |publisher=Chuckervertty, Chatterjee & Company Limited |location=India}}<br />
*{{citation| first = S L| last = Baruah| title = A Comprehensive History of Assam| year = 1986| publisher = Munshiram Manoharlal}}<br />
*{{citation |last1=Devi |first1=Lakshmi |title=Ahom-tribal Relations: A Political Study |date=1968 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BVdXAAAAMAAJ}}<br />
*{{citation |last1=Roy |first1=Atul Chandra |title=History of Bengal: Mughal Period, 1526-1765 A.D., Volume 3 |date=1968 |publisher=Nababharat Publishers |location=Bengal (India) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=euhZDQEACAAJ}}<br />
* {{Citation| surname=Gogoi | given=Jahnabi | title=Agrarian system of medieval Assam | publisher=Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi | year=2002}}<br />
* {{citation |last=Baruah |first=S L |title=A Comprehensive History of Assam |year=1985 |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal}}<br />
* {{Citation |last1=Nath |first1=D. |title=History of the Koch Kingdom, C. 1515-1615 |date=1989 |publisher=Mittal Publications |isbn=9788170991090}}<br />
*{{cite book |last=Sarkar |first=J N |chapter=Assam-Mughal Relations |title=The Comprehensive History of Assam |volume=2 |editor-last=Barpujari |editor-first=H K |year=1992 |publisher=Publication Board Assam |location=Guwahati |pages=148–256}}<br />
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