A History of Assam c12.67

c12.67

In June 1646, an expedition was sent to subjugate the Daflas.* The troops ascended the Dikrāng and looted several villages, but they were much harassed by the Daflas, who fought with bows and arrows, and eventually retreated without achieving their object. The king was so enraged at the failure of the expedition that he dismissed the Burhā Gohāin and Barpātra Gohāin, who were in command, and to complete their disgrace, made them appear in public in female attire. In the following January, a second expedition was despatched; and the Daflas, who, aided by the Miris, ventured to fight a pitched battle, were utterly defeated. The expedition marched through their country, destroying the villages and granaries, and looting cattle to the number of about a thousand. These operations resulted in the full submission of the hillmen. In the same year the Tipām Raja, who had withheld the payment of tribute, was arrested and put to death; and an expedition was sent against the Khāmting Nāgas, which seems to have been fairly successful.