A History of Assam c14.19

c14.19

It has been mentioned that Gaurināth sent an appeal for help to the kings of the neighbouring states. The Kachāri and Jaintia Rajas were only too glad to hear that their once dreaded neighbour was in difficulties, and absolutely refused to give him any assistance. But the Manipuri Raja was mindful of the services rendered him a few years previously by Gaurināth's uncle, Rājesvar, and marched with five hundred horse and four thousand foot to Nowgong, where he was met by Gaurināth. He then proceeded upcountry to assist the Burhā Gohāin. The latter proposed that he should make an attack on Rangpur. He agreed, and advanced to Gaurisāgar with his own troops and a detachment of the Burhā Gohāin's force. Next day he moved on towards Rangpur, but, when he approached the Moāmariā lines, the latter at once gave battle and, after a short engagement, put his troops to flight. Many were killed during the fight and more in the pursuit that followed; and the martial ardour of the Raja was so effectually quenched that he lost no time in hastening back to Manipur. He left a thousand of his men with the Burhā Gohāin, but they proved quite useless, and deserted in a body on the approach of the Moāmariās.