72 H. Bloehmann — Koch Bihar and Asdm. [No. 1, 
northern wall is near the Brahmaputra, about 3 Jcos distant from it. A 
nalah extends from the south of the fort, touching the southern bastion and 
from there flows westward. The army encamped on the banks of this nalah. 
Mahmud Beg distinguished himself by his alertness. Dilir Khan and 
Mir Murtaza were in advance, and threw up trenches within gun-shot 
distance from the fort. The big guns were sent to them ; but as the walls 
of the fort were too wide, the guns made little impression on them. The 
commanders, however, carried their covered ways ( sibah ) close up to the wall, 
continually exposed to the fire of the enemies. In one night, a sally on 
the covered trenches was with difficulty repulsed. 
III. 
The Conquest of Simlahgar. 
The attacking column moved forward in the night of the 15th Bajab, 
commanded by Dilir Khan. Adam Khan tells the author that Dilir’s elephant 
received twenty-five wounds. Farhad Khan and Aghar Khan were wounded. 
Dilir enters the fort, and Mir Murtaza opens the gate. The enemies fly. 
Mahmud Beg pursues them. A good number of Musalman men and women 
were found, whom the enemies had forced to remain with them. 
The fall of Simlahgar broke the spirit of the hostile garrison of 
Chamdhurah. They fled. 
The Nawab entered Simlahgar on the 16th Bajab [26th February, 
1662], and was astonished to see the strength of the fortifications. He 
then encamped at Kulvabar Much war material was taken. No 
marauding whatever was allowed ; in fact during the whole expedition, which 
lasted one year, the punishments inflicted on marauders were most severe. 
Sayyid Nayiruddin Khan was made Faujdar of Kulyabar ; and Sayyid 
Mirza, Sayyid Nisar,* and Bdjah Kislin Singh garrisoned Chamdhurah. 
IV. 
Victorious progress of the fleet. Arrival at Lalc'hugar. 
The Nawab left Kulyabar on the 20th Bajab [2nd March, 1662]. On 
account of the hills along the banks of the Brahmaputra, the army had to 
march at some distance from the river, and was thus separated from the 
ships. It happened that Ibn Husain for some important reason was away 
from the fleet with the army, when suddenly, after evening prayer, on the 
21st Bajab, 7 or 800 hostile ships attacked the fleet, which had just anchored. 
Munawwar Khan Zamindar and ’Ali Beg did their best till more ships came 
up. The cannonade lasted the whole night, and was heard by the army. 
The Nawab sent Muhammad Mumin Beg (a servant of Yakalitaz Khan) 
* The Bibl. Indica Edition of the ’A'laingtrndrnah (p. 713) has ‘ Sayyid Tatar.’ 
