A History of Assam c14.78

c14.78

The Bar Phukan was unable to obtain help from Upper Assam where, as will shortly be seen, the Burhā Gohāin was already fully employed. He, therefore, raised a force of Hindustanis, and with these, and some local levies obtained from the Rajas of Beltolā and Dimarua, he crossed the Brahmaputra and attacked and defeated the rebels in several engagements. Har Datta and his brother fled, but were eventually caught and put to a painful death. Their fall was due largely to their own overbearing conduct, which had alienated the people of the better class, who preferred to be ruled by foreigners rather than by arrogant upstarts from their own ranks. For his successful conduct of these operations the Bar Phukan was rewarded with the title Pratāp Ballabh.