[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [A History of Assam](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906) › c19.17 # A History of Assam c19.17 A History of Assam c19.17 - **Language:** English ### [c19.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c19.17) † Professor Padmanāth Bhattāchārya quotes a local tradition that Baniyachang had previously been the capital of Kesava Misra, the Brāhman ancestor of Gobind Deb, who came from the north-west and settled there. A fort was was subsequently constructed at Laur, as a protection against raids by the Khāsis. - [Previous: c19.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c19.16) - [Next: c19.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c19.18) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c19.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.gait-1906.c19.17) · Pramāṇa