A History of Assam c14.30

c14.30

Negotiations were now opened with Krishna Nārāyan, and also with the leaders of his mercenaries, or *barkandāzes*, whom it was sought to induce to return home by the payment of all arrears of salary and the release of their property in Bengal, which had been attached. The replies to these overtures, though couched in respectful and conciliatory terms, were thought to be evasive, and Krishna Nārāyan was called upon to prove his good faith by marching into Gauhāti.