A History of Assam c13.110

c13.110

This king, though an able man, preferred pleasure to the affairs of state, and left the government in the hands of his Bar Barua, Kirti Chandra Gendhela. The latter was an overbearing disposition and soon incurred the dislike of the other nobles. The Numali Bar Gohāin wrote a *Buranji*, in which he made certain aspersions regarding the purity of his descent. The Bar Barua disproved the allegations and, on the plea that the publication of such falsehoods might cause much harm in future, and that, if it were allowed, the origin of the king himself might be impugned, obtained the assent of the king to a detailed examination of all the *Buranjis* in existence at that time. Those which contained anything that was considered objectionable were burnt. These proceedings added to the Bar Barua's unpopularity and a plot was formed to assassinate him. He was attacked as he was entering the palace, but escaped with a few wounds. The conspirators were all caught. Two of the ringleaders were impaled and one was fried to death in oil. The others were deprived of their noses and ears.