A History of Assam c12.185

c12.185

Early in 1667 Saiad Firuz Khān, who had succeeded Rashid Khān as Thānadār of Gauhāti, sent a strongly worded letter to the Ahom king, demanding the payment of the balance of the indemnity still outstanding. It is not quite clear how much remained unpaid. In only one Buranji is the subject at all fully dealt with, and that one is very obscure. It appears that elephants were sometimes sent in lieu of money, and that their value was calculated at Rs. 2,000 each: at this rate it would seem that a sum of Rs. 1,12,000 was still due.