A History of Assam c13.14

c13.14

The nobles urged the Burhā Gohāin to assume the kingly office, but he was not of the royal blood, and the Bāilong pandits, on being consulted, declared themselves strongly opposed to the suggestion. He therefore obtained the assent of the nobles to the nomination of Khāmcheo of the Parbatiya clan, a grandson of a former king, who was brought from Charāideo and installed under the Ahom name Sudaiphā. It does not appear that he took any Hindu name. On ascending the throne, he performed the *Rikkhvān* ceremony and offered sacrifices to Siva as well as to the Ahom gods. Warned by the fate of his predecessor, he determined to propitiate the Burhā Gohāin; he married his daughter, bestowed upon him a landed estate and numerous other presents, and gave him a high-sounding title. The ascendancy now enjoyed by the Burhā Gohāin aroused the jealousy of the other high officials. At his instance the Bar Barua, who had become obnoxious to him, was dismissed and, fearing for his personal safety, fled to Srighāt. The Belmela Phukan was the next to be disgraced. In revenge, he determined to assassinate the king. He crept into the palace at night, but in the darkness, by mistake, he killed the king's mother instead of the king; he then fled to Tāmulihāt.