A History of Assam c13.38

c13.38

accession, the power of the Ahoms was being sapped by internal dissensions; and patriotic feeling had become so weakened that many deserted to the Muhammadans, who had re-occupied Gauhāti, and were gradually pushing their frontier eastwards. The hill tribes too, emboldened by immunity from punishment, were harrying the submontane villages and perpetrating frequent raids. Before he died, he had quelled all internal disputes, revived the waning national spirit, driven the Muhammadans beyond the Monās, and, by prompt punitive measures, put a stop to raiding and restored the prestige of the Ahoms among the turbulent tribes on the frontier.