A History of Assam c16.19

c16.19

We have seen that, after the destruction of Dimāpur by the Ahoms, the Kachāri kings established themselves at Maibong. This place is on the bank of the Mahur river. It was surrounded by a wall, inside of which the remains of several temples are still visible. Here they were soon to meet a fresh enemy. It is recorded in the Bansābali of the Darrang Rajas that the Kachāri king was defeated, about the middle of the sixteenth century, by Chilarāi, the brother and general of the great Koch king Nar Nārāyan. There is a small colony of people in the Cachar district known as Dehāns. These are reputed to be the descendants of some Koches who accompanied Chilarāi’s army and remained in the country. They enjoyed special privileges in the days of Kachāri rule, and their chief, or Senapati, was allowed to enter the king’s courtyard in his palanquin.