A History of Assam c13.87

c13.87

A few years later Rudra Singh began to make preparations for a fresh war against the Muhammadans. His motive for doing so is not very clear; according to some he merely wished to achieve a victory which should shed glory on his name, while others aver that his ambition was to include a portion of the sacred Ganges within his dominions. But whatever his object there is no doubt as to the thoroughness of his preparations. He proceeded in person to Gauhāti and there organized a great army and a powerful fleet, and collected all his available cannon. The Kachāri and Jaintia Rajas joined his army with 14,000 and 10,000 followers, respectively, and 600 Daflas came from the hills north of the Darrang district.