Chitra Katha

ChilaraiKite of the Koch Army

In 1563 the Koch general, brother of Naranarayan, crossed the Brahmaputra and took the Ahom capital Garhgaon, so swift in his marches that he was called Chila, the kite.

c. 1510–1571 CE

The full life

1His given name was Shukladhwaja.

2He occupied the Ahom capital Garhgaon in 1562.Chilarai · The Ahom army

3His name appears in the 1565 Kamakhya temple inscription.Chilarai

4He died of smallpox on the Ganga in 1571.Chilarai

Sources for these facts

Darrang Raj Vamsavali
Kamakhya temple inscription (1565)
Katha Guru Charit

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