[1] Balinarayan, Parikshit's younger brother went to Ahom Kingdom and took shelter there under then King Pratap Singha (r. 1601– 1641) for protection.
[3] In 1615, Mughals launched their aggressions towards Ahom Kingdom, with some initial success but at last ultimately crushed and pushed back off to Barnadi .
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.
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.
[12] Historian Sudhindra Nath Bhattacharya notes about Balinarayan – "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...