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the Ahoms to invade Hajo, and the latter agreed and sent him 
Bali Narayana regains thither with an army. He retook Darrang, 
Darrang. and I'einforcing his army by some discontented 
Musalman Jagirdars of Hajo, seized also perganas Luki and Bhao- 
manti, and finally attacked ‘Abdu’s-salam, the Musalman Governor of 
the country. 
It is not stated how long these events took, but it would appear 
from other sources of information, that a considerable time must have 
elapsed between the retaking of Darrang and the attack on ‘Abdu’s- 
salam which led, as will be noted further on, to the defeat and death of 
Bali Narayana. 
The defeat of Parikshit is stated to have taken place in 1614 A. D. 
and the final overthrow of Baii Narayana in 1637. The A'hom chroni- 
cles place the defeat of Aba Bakr in 1549 Sak or 1627 A. D. and state 
that his army was pursued and the A'hom rule extended as far as 
Gauhati, and that Bali was set up as a tributary of the Ahoms in Darrang 
and Gaja Narayana, brother of the latter, at Beltola. Subsequently, it is 
stated, Pratapa Simlia became lord paramount of the Rajas of Rani, 
Luki, Mairapur, and other places. These events must have taken time 
to bring about, and it may therefore, I think, be assumed that Bali be- 
came ruler in Darrang at least, if not also in part of Kamrup, imme- 
diately after Aba Baqr’s defeat in 1672, so that he ruled there for ten 
years before his final conflict with the Musalmans.* 
On being attacked by Bali, ‘Abdu’s-salam reported matters to 
War between Bali Nara- IsMm Khkn ’ Governor of Bengal. Reinforce- 
yana and Abdu’s-salam. ments were at once sent to him, but owing to 
the treachery of Sattrajit, the Tlianadar of Piindu, the dispositions of 
the Musalmans were not as effective as they might otherwise have been. 
In several engagements in the neighbourhood of Pandu, however, suc- 
cess remained with the Muhammadan army. 
Subsequently, as ‘Abdu’s-salam was moving his fleet from S'righat 
towards Hajo, he was attacked at night by the Ahom fleet which num- 
bered 500 ships. Sattrajit took the first opportunity to retire with 
his fleet, and the Musalmans were beaten. Bali Narayana followed up 
this success by laying siege to Hajo, and after cutting off his supplies, 
forced ‘Abdu’s-salam to treat. The latter went with his brother to the 
hostile camp, where he was at once seized and sent off to Garhgaoii. 
mained at Hajo after prince Danyal’s defeat, as Visva Simlia was then rapidly rising 
to power. Besides, the Fathiyah i ‘Ibriyah says that the whole of that prince’s 
army was killed or captured. (J. A. S. B.' 1872, page 79.) 
* In Gunabhiram’s Asam Buranji it is said that Bali Narayana fixed his capital 
at Mafigaldai in Darrang, and ruled well. 
