A History of Assam c19.16

c19.16

Whenever it took place, the original conquest did not extend to Laur or to Jaintia. The Rajas of these tracts continued to rule north of the Surma, while in the south, the Tipperas probably held a considerable area.* The Raja of Jaintia was still unsubdued at the time of the British conquest. The small State of Laur remained independent until, in Akbar's time, the Mughals became masters of Bengal, when the Raja made his submission to the Emperor. He undertook to protect the frontier from the incursions of the hill tribes, but he was not required to pay anything in the nature of tribute or revenue. In Aurangzeb's reign, the Raja, whose name was Gobind, was summoned to Delhi, and there became a Muhammadan. His grandson, it is said, removed his residence to Baniyachang in the open plain, and an assessment was gradually imposed on the family estates.†