A History of Assam c14.111

c14.111

The Burmese had appointed in the place of the late Bar Barua a Kachāri named Patal, but he soon incurred their displeasure, whereupon they summarily put him to death, without even the pretence of obtaining the approval of their puppet Chandrakānt. The latter became anxious about his own safety and, in April 1821, fled, first to Gauhāti and then to British territory. The Burmese endeavoured, by professions of friendship, to induce him to return, but he could not be persuaded to place himself in their power. In revenge for his mistrust they put a great number of his followers to death, and he retaliated on the Burmese officers who had been sent to invite him back. The breach now became final; another prince named Jogesvar was set up by the Burmese, and their grip on the country became firmer and firmer.*