A History of Assam c11.51

c11.51

There was again no suitable successor to the throne, and the great nobles ruled once more without a king. Some years later, a man named Thāo Cheoken went across the Brahmaputra to trade in cattle, and there, in a Hābung village, he saw a youth, named Sudāng, of such noble aspect that he made enquiries about him, and learnt that he was the son of Tyāokhāmthi’s younger queen. The raft on which she was set adrift had floated to this Hābung village, where a Brāhman gave the unfortunate woman shelter. She died, after giving birth to this boy, who was brought up by the Brāhman along with his own children. The Burhā Gohāin was informed of these facts and, after verifying the story and consulting the other ministers, he brought the youth to the capital and placed him on the throne.