A History of Assam c14.103
A History of Assam c14.103
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c14.103
this, it was decided to continue the war; and a fresh army was hastily equipped and sent to resist the Burmese. Like the former one, it was utterly defeated, near Kathālbāri, east of the Dihing. The Burmese continued their advance, pillaging and burning the villages along their line of march. The new Burhā Gohāin endeavoured in vain to induce the king to retreat to Lower Assam, and then, perceiving that the latter intended to sacrifice him, in order to conciliate the Bar Phukan and his Burmese allies, fled westwards to Gauhāti.