A History of Assam c13.15

c13.15

The Burhā Gohāin soon fell foul of the Bar Phukan, who had not shown himself sufficiently subservient, and sought for an opportunity to oust him from his appointment. The latter was informed of his impending ruin and, knowing that it would be useless to appeal to the king, entered into treasonable correspondence with the Nawāb of Bengal, who arranged to send Prince Muhammad Azam in the following February to take possession of Gauhāti, which the Bar Phukan agreed to deliver into his hands. The plot was divulged to Sudaiphā, who at once took steps to frustrate it. He hastily raised an army and divided it into two parts, one of which he stationed at Chintamani, while the other was sent down-stream to resist the Muhammadans. But it was too late to save Gauhāti, which was surrendered to the Muhammadans by the Bar Phukan early in March 1679. This is the Ahom version. In the *Maāsir-i-Alamgiri* the "conquest" of Gauhāti is mentioned, but no details are given.*