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H. Blochmann — Koch Bihar aud Asam. 
[No. 1, 
Basbati zamindar of Patka and other districts (a relation of 
Parichhat, "who exerted himself in behalf of the Imperialists) .after which they 
should operate together with the Hajo army. 
Before the provisions came up, ’Abdussalam had hastened to Srig’hat, 
in order to induce Sayyid Zain ul’abidin who was stationed there, to come 
with him to Hajo ; for the river had receded for two or three kos from Fort 
Hajo, and mutual succour was rendered impossible. The Sayyid at first 
refused to come ; but at the urgent request of ’Abdussalam he at last agreed, 
put the ships in charge of Muhammad falili Kambu, Satrjit, and Majlis 
Bayazfd, ruler of Sirkar Fathabad near Dhaka, and left several behind. No 
sooner had he left than the enemy with nearly 500 ships attacked at night 
the imperial fleet. The scoundrel Satrjit, who had been the cause of the 
attack, took the first opportunity to retire with his ships, and several others 
followed him from fear ; nor would he return, when palih sent his sons 
to him to induce him to do his duty. The imperialists were defeated : palih 
was killed, Bayazid was made prisoner, and the fleet fell into the hands of 
the enemies. Satrjit, moreover, on his flight, fell in with a number of ships 
which brought provisions to the army, and persuaded them to return. 
Baldeo, thereupon, with his Asamese and Kochi troops, left Srig’hat 
and Piindu, and marched towards Hajo, which he besieged, successfully 
cutting off all supplies. ’Abdussalam, Shaikh Muhiuddin, and Sayyid Zain 
td’abidin were thus forced to have recourse to sallies, during which they 
destroyed some of his stockades. From want of provisions, the delay of 
reinforcements, and the superior number of the enemies, ’Abdussalam accepted 
an offer of peace, and went with his brother to the hostile camp. He was, 
however, immediately imprisoned and sent to Asam. Sayyid Zain ul’abidin 
with the rest of the men tried bravely to force his way through the enemies ; 
but they were all cut up. 
The corps commanded by Mir Zain uddin ’Ali, Allah Yar, and Muham- 
mad Zaman Tahranl had, in the mean time, left the banks of the 
Brahm4putra, and attacked Chandr Narain, son of Parichhat. Chandr 
Narain had at first lived in Parganah Solmari, which belongs to the 
Dak’hinkol, the district south of the Brahmaputra, on the right* banks 
of the river. But as most parts of the Dak’hinkol had been given 
to Satrjit as tuyul, the latter had sent Gopinat’h, his brother’s son, 
as thanahdar and collector to Parganah Karibari. The inhabitants 
of the Parganah, in consequence of Gopinfith’s oppressions, had called 
Chandr Narain ; and Gopinat’h, unable to resist him, had withdrawn. 
Chandr Narain had in a short time collected an army of 6 or 7000 Asamese 
* Wo would say tie left bank. The Persians do not look as we do to the mouth 
of a river in speaking of the right and left banks, but they look to the source, or 
l&ldr&yah (AJjyiltj), ». e., against the current. 
