A History of Assam c12.9

c12.9

In 1615 Bali Nārāyan, the brother of Parikshit, who had just been defeated by the Muhammadans, as narrated in the account of the Koch kings, fled for shelter to Pratāp Singh, who received him cordially.* About the same time a Mussalman trader was murdered near Koliābar, on suspicion of being a spy, and his two boats were looted. Shekh Qāsim, the governor of Bengal, decided on a punitive expedition and sent Saiad Hakim, an imperial officer, and Saiad Abā Bakr with upwards of ten thousand horse and foot and four hundred large ships to invade the Ahom country. They were accompanied by Sattrajit, the son of a zamindar living near Dacca, who had fought in the army sent against Parikshit and, as a reward for his services, had been made thānādār of Pāndu and Gauhāti. Akhek Gohāin also went with the expedition.