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(nabirali ) , was Bal Gosain, a wise ruler. He wrote a letter in praise of tlie 
Emperor and sent it with presents to Court. As he lived the life of an 
ascetic, he did not marry, and when he was fifty years old, he appointed 
Pat Kunwar, his brother’s son, successor. But the Rajah’s eldest brother, 
Sliukl Gosain desired a marriage, and in order not to offend him, Bal Gosain 
assented, and had a son Lachmi Narain. When he died and Laclimi Nani in 
became Rajah, Pat Ivunwar rebelled. Being hard pressed by the opponent, 
Each mi made his submission to the Emperor, and requested Man Singh, tho 
Governor of Bengal, to introduce him at Court. A meeting was arranged ; 
Man Singh set out from Salhnnagar* and the Rajah travelled forty Jcos 
to meet him at Anandapur. The meeting took place on 13th Dai. After 
many festivities, the Rajah wished to take Man Singh to his capital ; but 
Man Singh was for some reason unwilling and politely took leave of the 
Rajah. The latter soon after gave him his daughter in marriage. 
“ As the Koch Bihar Rajahs had not personally paid their respects at the 
Court of the kings of Bengal, Sulaiman i Kararani had invaded Koch Bihar, 
hut without result.” 
From the Tuzwk i Jahdngiri (p. 147) we see that, in. the end of 1024, 
ninety elephants were paraded before Jahangir, which Qasim Khan, the 
Governor of Bengal, had taken from Orisa, the Mugs, and Koch Bihar. 
“ In the beginning of 1027, or A. D. 1618, Lachmi Narain paid his re- 
spects personally at Court in Gujrat, and presented a nazar of 500 muliurs” 
(Joe. cit., p. 220). 
The following more detailed account is taken from the Bddishahndmah 
(II, pp. 64 ff). 
Bengal in the north is hounded by two kingdoms, one of which is called 
Koch Hajo and the other Koch Bihar. Koch Bihar lies far away from the 
Brahmaputra ; Koch Hajo lies on the banks of that river. 
In the beginning of Jahangir’s reign, Koch Hajo was ruled over by 
Parichliat, and Koch Bihar by Lachmi Narain, who was the brother of 
Parichhat’s grandfather. Now in the 8th year of the reign of that Em- 
peror, when Shaikh ’Alauddin Fathpf.ri Islam Khan had been made gover- 
nor of Bengal, Parichliat was complained against by hag hunat h, zamindar 
of the Parganah Sosang.t whose family Parichliat had imprisoned. Rag'll li- 
nat h’s complaints were found to he correct ; and as I arichhat had not 
behaved so submissively as Lachmi Narain of Koch Bihar, Shaikh ’Alauddin 
determined to annex Koch Hajo, and ordered Mukarram Khanf quickly to 
invade Hajo with 6000 horse, 10,000 to 12,000 foot, and 500 ships§. The 
* Salima agar is the name of the fort of Sherpur Murchah (Mymensingh). 
f Sosang lies east of the Brahmaputra, between the Kanban and the Garo Hills. 
J Ain translation, p. 493. 
