History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c41.s8.3

v3.c41.s8.3

Plenty now took the place of famine, and the joy of the Mughal camp knew no bound. The land having dried, the Mughal cavalry was again irresistible, and Jayadhwaj and his nobles fled to the hills of Namrup a second time. The Assamese peasantry, who had returned during the rains, again deserted their fields and huts and betook themselves to the hills across the Brahmaputra with their families and movable property.