A History of Assam c12.69

c12.69

Kukure Khowā Gohāin, the son of the chief queen, gave great dissatisfaction to the people by his cruelty, and at the same time alienated the nobles by his overbearing and insulting behaviour towards them. The king was asked to remonstrate with him, but he declined to do so. At the same time, the delicate state of his health prevented him from attending regularly to public business. He became increasingly unpopular; and eventually, in November 1648, he was deposed by the nobles, headed by the Burhā Gohāin, and his son Sutāmlā was made king in his stead.† A few days later he was poisoned; some say that his chief queen was buried alive in his grave, and others that she and her son were crushed to death. During this reign there was some further discussion with the Kachāri king as to his status. The latter objected to being described as "established and protected by the Ahoms," but he seems to have waived his objections on being promised an Ahom princess in marriage.