A History of Assam c12.65

c12.65

Sutyinphā, who now ascended the throne, was usually known as the Nariyā (sick) Raja on account of his indifferent health; he suffered from curvature of the spine, whence the nickname Kekora (crooked) was also sometimes applied to him. His installation was effected with great pomp. Amongst other amusements provided to celebrate the occasion, the people were entertained with the spectacle of fights between elephants, between an elephant and a tiger, and between a tiger and a crocodile. His first act was to put to death certain officials who were suspected of being opposed to his usurpation of the throne. Soon afterwards one of his wives, who was the sister of the Burhā Gohāin, persuaded him that the son of his chief queen was conspiring with her father, the Barpātra Gohāin. The son in question was invited to dinner by the king and treacherously put to death. The Barpātra Gohāin was also executed, and his daughter was deposed from her position as chief queen. This rank was then conferred on the woman who had made the mischief. She afterwards tried to poison the king's mind against another of his sons, named Khahua Gohāin, and instigated an unsuccessful attempt to murder him.