Victory inscription pillar of Namjani Borphukan or Barphukanar Jayasthamba is a stone pillar inscribed with a record of the defeat of the Mughals in the Conquest of Guwahati by the Ahoms in 1667 A.D. This inscription extols the qualities of Namjani Barphukan or Lachit Barphukan,"The epithet Sribadabaduvatmaja-namajani sribrhatphukana is referred to Lachit Borphukan, son of Momai Tamuli Borbarua, who was called the Namjani raja in a letter received from the Kachari raja. It is said in Asam Buranji, it is held that Barphukans were held by this name, which meant ruler of the western part of the country" son of Borbarua. It was inscribed in randhra-vajra-vana chandra, saka 1589 after the victory over the Yavanas (The Muslims)."(S)tone pillar at Gauhati bears Sanskrit inscription testifying to the victory of the Barphukan over the Yavanas (The Muslims) in 1667."
The rock inscription was discovered in Fatasil, in the south Guwahati. The pillar measures in height and in girth, and is now preserved in Assam State Museum.
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