History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v3.c42.s1.4

v3.c42.s1.4

For these reasons the new king Chakradhwaj had been brooding over the injustice and insolence of the Mughals, ever since his accession in November 1663. He had been growing colder and more stiff-necked in his receptions of the Mughal envoys. At last his endurance reached its limit when Sayyid Firuz Khan, the new faujdar of Gauhati, demanded the balance of the indemnity in very provoking terms. Against the advice of his nobles, Chakradhwaj determined on war and made preparations for it.∗