A History of Assam c10.17

c10.17

Nar Nārāyan soon came into conflict with the Ahoms. The cause of the quarrel is uncertain. According to one authority, the Ahom king Suklenmung was the aggressor. A petty chief, or Bhuiyā, conspired, it is said, against Nar Nārāyan and, on detection, fled to Suklenmung, who gave him shelter and made an unsuccessful attack on the Koch king. However that may be, in 1546 an expedition under Sukladhvaj ascended the north bank of the Brahmaputra as far as the Dikrai river, where a battle took place. The Koches, who were armed with bows and arrows, succeeded in killing some of the Ahom leaders, whereupon the common soldiers fled and were pursued with great slaughter. A less decisive action was fought soon afterwards at Koliābar, on the opposite side of the Brahmaputra. The Ahoms subsequently took up a position at Salā, but were attacked by the Koches and defeated with great loss.