A History of Assam c12.135

c12.135

"The climate of the parts on the banks of the Brahmaputra suits natives and strangers alike. But at a distance from the river, though the climate agrees with the natives, it is rank poison to foreigners. It rains for eight months in the year, and even the four months of winter are with ignominy, beating him, it is said, with the flat side of his sword, and dealt similarly with all the other officials who had been found wanting in their conduct of the war. As a precaution, in the event of any subsequent invasion, he caused a stronghold to be constructed in Nāmrup and collected a quantity of treasure there.