A History of Assam c7.s2.39

c7.s2.39

We may conclude our notice of the legendary period by a story culled from Muhammadan sources. In the introduction to Firishta's history* it is related that Kidar Brāhman, a powerful king of Northern India, was overthrown by Shankal or Shangaldib, who came from Koch, that is to say, from the tract east of the Karatoya, or Kāmarupa. He first conquered, it is said, Bang, or the country east of the Bhāgirathi, and Bihār, and then collected an enormous army and vanquished Kidar in several hard-fought battles. He founded the city of Gaur or Lakhnauti, which, it is said, remained the capital of the kings of Bengal for two thousand years.† He was very proud and magnificent, and had a force comprising 4,000 elephants, 100,000 horse and 400,000 foot.