Lachit Borphukan was a 'King'! Shocking information in 'The Week'

Published in Asomiya Khabar Page-1, 12August,2011 issue.
Lachit Borphukan (Assamese: লাচিত বৰফুকন ) was a commander and Borphukan in the Ahom kingdom known for his leadership in the 1671 Battle of Saraighat that thwarted a drawn-out attempt by Mughal forces under the command of Ramsingh I to take back Kamrup. He died about a year later due to illness.After being defeated by Lachit and his forces, the Mughals army and sailed up the Brahmaputra river from Dhaka towards Assam advancing to Guwahati. The Mughal Army under Ram Singh consisted of 30,000 infantry, 15,000 archers, 18,000 Turkish cavalry, 5,000 gunners and over 1000 cannons besides a large flotilla of boats. But in 'THE WEEK', he has been termed as 'King', which leads to controversy.