466 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [December, 1909.] 
the lord of the Saumara (country), having conquered the yavanas 
(¢.¢., Muhammadans), obtained this weapon at Guvakhati.”’ 
in 1682 A.D.! Two guns bearing similar inscriptions have been 
mentioned by Mr. Gait, but they do not bear any Persian record. 
The most interesting point about this gun is the Persian inscrip- 
tion which shows that the gun was an important one in the 
ordnance department of the Mughal Empire. Evidently it was 
retaken by the Muhammadans. But no record of a Muhamma- 
dan war in 1711 A.D. is to be found in Mr. Gait’s book, who 
Pratapa Simha alias Susengpha or Buddha Svargga-Narayana 
deva was on the throne of Assam. The name in the inscription 
is somewhat different. It is Sattra-Svarga-Narayana-deva. 
cannot be referred to Sattrajit the Hindu zamindar of Dacca 
who accompanied the expedition headed by the Sayyids Hakim 
and Abu Bakr.’ The epithet is most probably another surname 
of Pratapa Simha. 
The inscription runs as follows :-—_ 
1. Saumaregvara Sri-Sri Sa. 
2. -ttra-Svargga-nara (?) yanasya Sake 1560. 
‘In the Saka year 1560 (in the reign) the illustrious Sattra- 
Svargga-narayana, the lord of Saumara.”’ 
umara is one of the old names of Assam. I found this 
name in the Journal of the Sahitya Parisad, Rungpur Branch.* 
Purvve Svarna nadim yavat K aratoya ca pascime, 
Daksine Mandasailas=ca uttare vthagacalah ; 
Prastare caiva vyasarddham yojananan-ca pancakam, 
Ayutatrayan—ca trisrotah paticodbhava tatha dasa ; 
Astakonarica Saumarayn yatra dik-kara vasint 
Yogini Tantra 10th Patala. 
I am indebted to Pandit Vinoda Biharj Vidyavinoda and 
Dr. T. Bloch for many valuable corrections. 
1 Gait’s History cof Assam, te ee 
2 Ibid., p- 103. af 
8 Ibid. , p. 105. 
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