A History of Assam c17.31

c17.31

In 1707 the Ahom king, Rudra Singh, invaded the dominions of the Kachāri king, Tāmradhvaj. The latter invoked the aid of Rām Singh, who collected an army and was preparing to march to his assistance when the Ahom army withdrew and Tāmradhvaj sent word to say that help was no longer needed. Rām Singh now determined to turn the situation to his own advantage and obtain possession of his neighbour's country. With this object he lured him into his power and carried him off to Jaintiapur. Tāmradhvaj was kept a close prisoner for some months, but at last he managed to send a letter invoking the aid of Rudra Singh. The latter wrote to his captor demanding his release and, failing to obtain it, despatched two armies to invade the Jaintia dominions. One army under the Bar Barua went through the Kachāri country to Khāspur and entered the Jaintia parganas from the east, while the other, under the Bar Phukan, starting from Jāgi, marched over the Jaintia hills direct to Jaintiapur.