A History of Assam c14.4

c14.4

He was a bitter enemy of the Moāmariās and lost no opportunity of oppressing them. At last they were goaded into a fresh rebellion. One night, in April, 1782, when the king was returning to Garhgāon at a late hour after a fishing expedition, a band of them attached themselves to his party, disguised as torch bearers, and after thus gaining admittance to the town, attacked and killed several of the king's attendants. Gaurināth himself managed to escape to his palace on an elephant. The insurgents tried to set fire to the town, but were frustrated by the Burhā Gohāin, who hurried up with a party of soldiers and, after a sharp struggle, drove them away. They next marched to Rangpur and, failing to obtain an entry by stratagem, broke down the gates and paraded the streets, killing all whom they met and setting the houses on fire. The local officials fled, but the Burhā Gohāin, who had followed them from Garhgāon, soon succeeded in dispersing them.