A History of Assam c11.38

c11.38

This prince was succeeded by his son Sukhāngphā. During the long period of peace that followed their victory over the earlier inhabitants of the tract in which they had settled, the Ahoms had greatly increased in numbers, not only by natural growth, but also by the admission to their tribe of many local recruits and, probably, by the arrival of fresh emigrants from their old home; and they were now in a position to hold their own against the more powerful Rajas around them. The result was a succession of wars which eventually made them masters of the whole of the Brahmaputra valley. It is said that, they first tried their strength, not against their immediate neighbours, the Chutiyas and Kachāris, but against the Raja of Kāmatā. Hostilities continued for some years with heavy losses on both sides. At last, their adversary grew weary of the war, and, on the advice of his ministers, sent an envoy to sue for peace. A treaty was made, and his daughter Rājani was given to the Ahom king in marriage.