A History of Assam c13.118

c13.118

Rājesvar Singh's death; character and general events of his reign. Soon afterwards the king became seriously ill and died after an illness lasting twenty days. Though indolent, he was a capable prince. During his reign the people enjoyed internal order and immunity from external aggression. They had now become very prosperous, but there were already signs of the approaching decay. The warlike spirit which animated their ancestors had almost wholly evaporated, and, for the first time, we find high officers refusing to go on active service. The people were already priest-ridden, and sectarian disputes had begun to strangle their patriotic aspirations. The Moāmariā Gosāin was brooding over his wrongs, and was secretly spreading disaffection amongst his disciples.