Ali Mech

Ali Mech (Bodo: अली मेच, Persian: علی میچ‎, romanized: `Alī Mech) was a tribal chief in the early 13th century CE, in the region of present-day Assam, India.[1] Belonging to a Mech tribe of the Kacharis,[2] he is thought to have been the first Muslim convert in Assam.[3] He converted to Islam in 1205 AD. He is considered as the founding father of the Deshi Muslim people of Assam.[4]

Ali Mech
अली मेच
Born12th century
modern-day
OccupationTribal chief
Eraearly 13th century
Known forTibet campaign

As a tribal chief in the foothills of Kamarupa,[5] he aided Bakhtiyar Khilji in his failed invasion of Tibet in 1206 by acting as a guide.[6]

References
  1. "Who Are The Muslims Of Assam?". Outlook (Indian magazine). Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  2. Tribe 'Online-Magazine', The Bodo. "Heritage of Mech Kingdom". The Bodo Tribe 18. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  3. "The indigenous Deshis: Caught between tradition and religion". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  4. "Deshi Muslims seek OBC tag". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  5. Siddiq, Mohammad Yusuf (2015). Epigraphy and Islamic Culture: Inscriptions of the Early Muslim Rulers of Bengal (1205–1494). Routledge. p. 36. ISBN 9781317587460.
  6. Nadwi, Abu Bakr Amir-uddin (2004). Tibet and Tibetan Muslims. Translated by Sharma, Parmananda. Dharamsala: Library of Tibetan Works and Archives. pp. 43–44. ISBN 9788186470350.
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