A History of Assam c13.62

c13.62

About the end of March 1707, the king was at last persuaded to abandon his project of taking Khāspur. He recalled the Pāni Phukan, who brought back the whole force, after demolishing the brick fort at Maibong, burning down the houses there, and erecting a pillar, thirteen feet high, to commemorate the success of his troops. This pillar has long since disappeared. The return journey to Demerā, along the track which had been cut during the advance, occupied only three days. Fortifications were constructed at this place, and a strong garrison was left there. But when the rainy season set in, the sickness and mortality amongst the troops became so serious that the king was obliged to order them to be withdrawn.