A History of Assam c11.121

c11.121

Suklenmung was succeeded by his son Sukhāmphā, who was also known as the Khora, or lame, Raja, owing to his having hurt his foot, while out hunting elephants, shortly after his accession. A plot was formed against him by seven princes of the blood. They were caught but, on the intercession of the Bar Gohāin, were released without punishment. This, for the Ahoms, unusual clemency failed to conciliate them. They rebelled again in 1559, and on this occasion they were all put to death. There was an expedition against the Aitonia Pāpuk and Khāmteng Nāgas in 1555. The enemy fled, and a large quantity of booty fell into the hands of the Ahoms, but, on their return journey, they were caught in an ambuscade and lost a number of men. In 1560 a chief, who is described as the grandson of a Bhuiyā named Pratāp Rāi, rose against the Ahoms and was joined by some other local chiefs, but he was defeated and slain in a battle fought near the mouth of the Dikhu river.