1838.] Account of the Moa Morah sect. 673 



The Moran portion of the Moa Mureeahs set up for themselves, on the 

 Debroo, the father of the present Senaputtee, who took possession of 

 the present Bengmorah, the former name of which was Sungmae 

 patkar. 



During the time that Baroteea had established himself at Rungpore, 

 Goureenath Sing, received the assistance of the British Government, 

 and the Moa Mureeahs were dispersed. The chief of Bengmorah was 

 overthrown by the inhabitants of Sudiya, assisted by the Khamtis, and 

 the six Singpho Gams, residing on the east bank of the Noa Dihi?ig i 

 and a persecution seems to have been kept up against the sect, who were 

 driven to seek shelter amongst the Singphos, and a great number of the 

 Moran portion of the sect were cut off by these people at a spot near 

 the confluence of the Noa and Booree Diking. 



Under the firm government of Poor-na-nund, Bor Gohain, or chief 

 minister of the raja, the Moa Mureeahs received severe chastisement, 

 and those who escaped towards the Upper Diking, do not seem to have 

 been able to establish themselves again, as independent of their rightful 

 sovereign ; either during the remainder of raja Goureenath's reign 

 or in that of his still weaker successors Comaleswur, and Chunder- 

 canth, but they made several efforts to do so, and Ba roteea, (who was 

 formerly mentioned,) whilst living for shelter in the Beesa Gam's village, 

 (the grandfather of the present Beesa,) sent a person called Ramnath 

 Bor Boorooah to treat with the Burman monarch for assistance ; though, 

 at that time, without effect. Messages were however repeatedly sent 

 to Burmah, and parties of Burmese were twice brought into Assam ; 

 once by the Beesa Gam, and once by a Khamti chief called Hoc ass 

 Gohain, and it was with him, that the father of the person known as 

 the Kaminee Phokan, first came from Burmah. These Burmans how- 

 ever, were always bribed, or bought over, through the influence and 

 wealth of the prime minister, who in the end relaxed his severity to- 

 wards the Moa Mureeahs, and subsequently gave the present chief of 

 Muttuck, his title of Bor Senaputtee ; who appears to have remained 

 obedient to his lawful sovereign, paying the revenue required from the 

 portion of the sect, over whom he was supposed to have authority. 



Poor-na-nund Gohain may be said to have been the protector, and 

 regenerator of his country for a period of twe nty years, before which 

 time it had been a scene of anarchy and bloodshed. He was not 

 destined however to remain longer in his prominent situation, for his 

 sovereign the weak Chundercan th, and a few of his nobles, jealous of 

 the Bor Gohain's power and influence, but unable to displace him them- 

 selves, secretly entered into a league with the Burmans for that purpose, 

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