A History of Assam c18.13

c18.13

Marjit, afraid of his brother's influence with his soldiers, promptly retreated to Manipur, while Chaurjit Singh established himself in the south of Cachar, which Gobind Chandra is said to have promised him as a reward for his services. In the following year, Marjit himself got into trouble with the Burmese, who again invaded his unhappy country and drove him to Cachar. He now became reconciled to his brother Chaurjit, and helped him to turn out Govind Chandra, who fled to British territory. In 1823 their nephew Pitambar Singh led a force into Manipur and, dispossessing a man named Shubol who had been installed by the Burmese, proclaimed himself king. Chaurjit's brother, Gambhir Singh, thereupon marched against him with a small force and defeated him. He fled to Ava, but the country was by this time so utterly exhausted that Gambhir Singh was unable to maintain his troops there and was obliged to return to Cachar. A quarrel between him and Chaurjit caused the latter to retire to Sylhet, where he tendered his interest in Cachar to the East India Company. Meanwhile Gambhir Singh possessed himself of the whole of south Cachar, except Hailakandi which was held by Marjit.