A History of Assam c12.105

c12.105

The Dihing was so shallow above its junction with the Brahmaputra that it was impossible for the fleet to go further. Mir Jumlah, therefore, left it at Lakliau. After halting there for three days, during which time he was joined by a number of deserters from the Ahom cause, he set out with his land forces along the direct road to Garhgāon. Debargaon was reached in two days. The third day he halted, and, on the fourth, he marched to Gajpur. Here he heard of the flight of the Raja and at once despatched a flying column with all speed to Garhgāon to seize the elephants and other property which had not already been removed. Next day the main body encamped at the mouth of the Dikhu, and the day following, the 17th March, the Nawab entered Garhgāon and occupied the Raja's palace. Eighty-two elephants and nearly three lakhs of rupees' worth of gold and silver were found at Garhgāon, and also about 170 storehouses, each containing from one to ten thousand maunds of rice.