1872.] H. Blochmann — Koch Bihar and A'sdm. 63 
Having completed the extracts from the Bddhhdlmdma.li, I now pro- 
ceed to the Fathiyah i 'lbriyah. I do not intend to give a translation of 
the whole hook, hut shall in general content myself with a detailed analysis, 
and a comparison with the ' Alamgvrndmah. Of the more interesting chapters 
and passages, however, the analysis will ho found to approach a translation. 
The subjugation of Koch Hajo and Kamrup by the imperialists in 1637 
appears to have been thorough. At least we have no information of new 
troubles having broken out till A. H. 1068, or A. D. 1658, when Shahjahan 
fell sick, and the wars of succession followed. In that year, the Faujdar of 
Kamrup and Hajo was MirLutfullah of Shiraz. The government of Bengal 
had for several years been in the hands of Prince Shuja’, who had now col- 
lected the whole Bengal corps to oppose his brothers. From the frontier- 
districts, especially, the imperial detachments appear to have been entirely 
withdrawn ; for no sooner had the emperor’s sickness become known than 
Bliim Narain, Rajah of Koch Bihar, made raids into Gr’horag’hat, carry- 
ing off a great numher of imperial subjects, men and women. He also sent 
his vazir Bhawanat’h* with an army into Kamrup. Jaidhaj Singh also, 
Rajah of Asam, thought circumstances favorable, and unwilling to allow 
the Kochis to recover territories which they formerly had held, he marched 
with a large army, accompanied by a numerous fleet, into Kamrup. Mir Lutf- 
ullah, seeing himself thus attacked from two sides, and having no troops to 
check the invaders, took his ships, and withdrew to Dhaka. The Kochis 
again, unable to oppose the Asatnese, retreated, and the whole province was 
at the mercy of the Asam Rajah, who even annexed part of the Parganah 
Karibari, Hatsilah being as formerly their most advanced thSnah. 
For three years nearly did the Asamese remain in undisturbed possession 
of the newly annexed territory, when after the flight of Prince Shuja’ to 
Arakan, in Ramazan of Aurangzib’s third year, [*’. e. Ramazan, 1070, or 
June, 1659], KhanKhanan Mir Jumlah, governor of Bengal, occupied 
Jaliangirnagar. It was immediately after this event, says the author of the 
' Alamgirndmah, (p. 680) that Jaidhaj Singh sent a vakil to Mir Jumlah, 
stating that he had taken possession of the imperial lands for no other reasons 
but to keep out the Kochis ; he was now prepared to hand them again over 
to any officer whom the governor might send to him. The statement found 
favor ; Mir Jumlah rewarded the vakil with a lchal at, and Rashid Khan, 
Sayyid Xaciruddin Khan, Sayyid Salar Khan, A'ghar Khan, and others, were 
ordered to receive back the imperial lands. Bhim Narain also sent at this 
time a vakil, in order to ask the governor’s pardon for his want of loyalty 
and open rebellion ; but Mir Jumlah would listen to no excuse, imprisoned 
* So the Fathiyah i ’lbriyah. The ’Alamgimamah has, perhaps correctly, Blio- 
lanat’h. For Bhim Narain, MSS. have also Pem Narain. 
