A History of Assam c11.81

c11.81

In November 1526 Suhungmung marched against the Kachāris, and ascended the Dhansiri to Barduār, where a bathing ghāt was constructed under his orders. He caused a fort with brick walls to be built at Marangi, and spent several nights there. He then advanced with his army, the leaders of which were mounted on elephants, to Maihām or Kāthkatia. The vanguard was here surprised and put to flight with the loss of 40 men killed, and Maihām was reoccupied by the Kachāris. The Ahoms were rallied and advanced again to the attack; and this time, although the Kachāris defended themselves valiantly with bows and arrows, they were at last overpowered and forced to retreat with heavy loss. They were closely followed by the Ahoms, and a fresh engagement was forced on them, in which they sustained a decisive defeat, leaving, according to one account, 1,700 dead upon the field.