H. Blochmann — Koch Bihar and Asam. 
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the hills, passes Mat’hurapur, and flows into the Dihing. It is a dangerous 
river in the rains, though at other times it is scarcely knee-deep. He had 
thrown up trenches, and had* built a strong wall three Icon long, one end of the 
wall extending to a mountain, and the other to the place where the Dilli 
joins the Dihing. He had also cut every where the banks of the river, 
and made them so steep, that no man, much less a horse, could get up. 
He had several times at night attacked Dili) - Klian, but was repulsed. 
Rajah Subhan Singh drives away the Charang Rajah who threatened 
Ghargaon. The (Jharangs are an Asamese tribe living in the southern 
mountains, and their zamindar holds from the Rajah of Asam the title of 
Rajah. 
The author says that it is impossible to relate the minor affairs which 
almost daily oocurred. 
Once Phukan Bijdili sent an ambassador to the Nawab, and asked for 
cessation of the hostilities. Khwajah Bhor Mall took the Nawiib’s answer, 
which was that he agreed to stop hostilities on receiving five hundred elephants 
that had still their first teeth; thirty lacs oftolahsof goldand silver as peshkash ; 
a daughter of the Rajah for the harem of his Majesty ; a yearly tribute of fifty 
elephants with their first teeth ; and lastly, a promise to cede that portion 
of Asam over which the Imperialists had passed. Tho Rajah was to keep 
Narnrup and the whole of the mountainous districts to himself. 
Bhor Mall went, and was received with great honor by the Phukan, with 
whom he remained for half a night alone. The Phiikan approved of the 
articles, and said that should the Rajah not accept them, ho would himself 
come and join the Xawab. 
Bhor’ Mall returned after two days. But in the meantime the epidemic 
had broken out, and the Nawab moved to Ghargaon ; and as the Asamese 
looked upon this movement as a sign of weakness, Bijdili did not come, as 
he had promised. 
XI. 
Condition of the army at Ghargaon. 
The Asamese in their continual attacks upon Ghargaon had succeeded in 
burning down several houses of the Rajah and the Phukans outside the 
enclosure. On the 7th Zi Qa’dah [14th June, 1662], Farhad Khan, Sayyid 
Salar, and Qarawal Khun had arrived, and Mir Murtaz* prepared to protect 
the town more efficiently. The north-western part of the town being 
principally subject to attacks, a bamboo fort was erected, of which one end 
reached as far as the Dik’ho and the other to the northern corner of the 
palisade of the palace. Many of the inhabitants also, who suffered in the 
attacks, were transferred by Mir Murtaza inside the enclosure, notably so 
the inhabitants of Mauza'Chachni wll ° were transferred from beyond 
