1872.] 
H. Blochmann — Koch Bihdr and As&m. 
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Events after 1663. 
With the death of the Nawab the Fathigah i 'Tbriyah ends. The news 
of his death reached Aurangzib at Labor, and, according to Bernier, (vide 
above p. 35) was a source of joy for the emperor. The ' Alomgirndmah 
says that he was sorry, because Mir Jumlah had been an old servant. 
Whether the “ ceded” districts of Central A'sam were ever taken 
actual possession of by the Imperialists, is a matter of doubt. The 
Asam Buranji, or Asam Chronicle, according to Robinson (loc. cit., p. 166), 
gives a very different version, and says “ that Mir Jumlah’s army was 
entirely defeated, and he was obliged, to give up the whole of zillah Kamrup 
to the Asamese, which was from that time placed under the management of 
a great Asamese officer, the Bar Phukan, and formed a government equal to 
about a third part of the whole kingdom. Jaidhaj Singh died A. D. 1663.” 
Prom the following extract from the ’ Alamglrnamah it would certainly 
appear that Gawahatti was the actual frontier of the Mughul empire and 
Asam, when Mir Jumlah returned to Bengal, and that the cession of 
Durang as far as Tezpur was nominal ; but on the other side it is quite 
clear that Mir Jumlah’s retreat was not an absolute defeat. The pay- 
ments of the money are certainly nowhere recorded by Muhammadan 
historians ; but a part of the elephants did come, and a daughter of the king 
of Asam was subsequently married to an Imperial Prince. 
Gawahatti then was the actual frontier at Mir Jumlah’s retreat, and 
remained so for four years, till the beginning of 1078 A. H., or the very end 
of A. D. 1667. The re-conquest by the Asamese is the last event recorded 
in the ' Alamgirndmah (Bibl. Ind. Edit., p. 1068) as follows — 
“ At tills time [llajab, 1078, or December, 1667], reports were received 
by his Majesty from Bengal that the Asamese with a numerous army and a 
large fleet had attacked Gawahatti, which is the frontier of Bengal. The 
Thanahdar, Sayyid Firuz Khan, could not in time receive assistance. He 
and most of his men bravely defended themselves, and sacrificed their lives on 
the path of loyalty ('ubudiyat). His Majesty resolved to punish the Asamese, 
and appointed Rajah Ram Singh to the command of an imperial corps, which 
was to be strengthened by troops of the Bengal army. Ri^ah Ram Singh, 
on the 21st Rajah 1078, A. H., [27th December, 1667] received as klial'at a 
horse with a gilded saddle and a dagger with a belt adorned with pearls, and 
was sent to A'sam. Na<;iri Khan,* Kisari Singh Bhurtialpt Rag’hunath 
Singh of Mirthah, Bairam Deo Sisaudiah, and other Manjabdars, with 1500 
Ahadis and 500 artillery, accompanied him.” 
* The Madsvr i ’ AlarngM (Ed. Bibl. Indica, p. 65) has Nuqrat Khan. 
t The Maasir i ’ AlamgM has Kirat Singh Bhurtiah, which is clearly the correct 
reading. 
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