Bagh Hazarika

Ismail Siddique, who is popularly known as Bagh Hazarika, was a 17th-century commander who fought against the Mughals for the Ahom kingdom. He is culturally represented as "Hero of Indigenous Muslim Communities in Assam". He was born in an Assamese Muslim family at Dhekerigaon village near Garhgaon in Assam

Bagh Hazarika
Statue near Sivasagar town, Assam.
Birth nameIsmail Siddique
Other name(s)Bagh Hazarika
Nickname(s)Bagh
BornDhekerigaon, Garhgaon, Ahom Kingdom
AllegianceAhom kingdom
Service/branchAhom Army
RankHazarika and military personnel of the Ahom army
Battles/warsBattle of Saraighat (1671)
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