A History of Assam c12.189

c12.189

An inscription in Assamese on the Kanai Barasi rock, near the Mani Karnesvar temple in Kāmrup, records the erection of an Ahom fort there in Sak 1589 (1667 A.D.) “after the defeat and death of Sana and Saiad Firuz.” An old cannon at Silghāt bears the following inscription in Sanskrit:—“King Chakradhvaj Singh, having again destroyed the Muhammadans in battle in 1589 Sak, obtained this weapon, which proclaims his glory as the slayer of his enemies.” Another old cannon at Dikom bears a similar inscription, which refers to a victory in the following year. This cannon is peculiarly interesting, as it also has an inscription in Persian, reciting that it was placed in charge of Saiad Ahmad al Husain for the purpose of conquering Assam in 1074 Hijri (1663 A.D.).*