, H. Blochmann — Koch Bihar and Asam. 
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1872.] 
Kishn Singh received a present of a sarpesh studded with jewels.” End of 
1080 A. H., or beginning of A. D. 1G70. 
Page 154. “On the 22nd Rabi’ II., 1087, [21th June, 1676] Rajah 
Bam Singh returned from Asam, and paid his respects at court.” 
Page 178. “ On the 29th Muharram, 1090, [1st March, 1679] Shahrukh, 
a servant of Prince Muhammad A’zam brought a report to court which 
contained the account of the conquest of Gawahatti by his Majesty’s troops. 
The messenger received a reward of Rs. 1000 ; and a necklace of 91 pearls, 
valued at 2 lacs of Rupees, and a tassel ( turrah ) studded with jewels, of a 
value of 25,000 Rupees, were sent to the Prince as presents.” 
Page 234. Rashid Khan reported that, according to orders, the Amirul- 
Umara had been charged with 52 lacs of Rupees on account of expenses 
incurred in Gawahatti. The officer referred to had written to say that the 
whole expenditure amounted to 7 lacs of Rupees * * # Hence this sum 
was ordered to he charged.” 
Page 387. Prince Muhammad ’Azim [’Azim ushshan, son of Bahadur 
Shah] was appointed pubahdSr of Bengal and Faujdar of Koch Bihar.” End 
of 1108, A. H., or middle of 1697, A. D. 
This closes my collection of notes on Koch Bihar and Asam from 
Muhammadan historians of the 16th and 17th centuries. I have only 
occasionally referred to Khdfi Khan (Ed. Bibl. Indiea, II, pp. 130 IF.). 
He has used the ’Alamgirnamah, in his slovenly way, without the 
slightest exactness even in his meagre geographical and chronological 
details. To give an example. He makes the Koch Bihfir Rajah flee to an 
old zamindar of the country, near whose castle there is a river, over which 
two chains pass. The chains are fastened to pegs and stems of trees on the 
opposite banks, and people use the chains as a bridge. Comparing this with 
the account on p. 68, we see that Khali has a wonderful power of combina- 
tion, whilst the castle is altogether fictitious. He gives Koch Bihar five 
chaklahs or eighty-nine parganahs, and fixes the revenue at 10 lacs of Naraini 
rupees. The kaseru root ( Cyperus tuberosus, Wild) is mentioned as the best 
lemedy for wounds caused by poisoned arrows. He speaks of the breaking of 
idols in Koch Bihar, and makes the Nawab build mosques iu Simlaligar and 
Ghargaon, and remit one year’s taxes. The circulation of Kara ini rupees in 
Asam was forbidden, because the Nawab corned money with Aurangzib’s 
name on it. A great deal of silver and gold is found with the assistance of 
expert treasure-finders, and ten or twelve golden keys and a map of Asam 
are sent to court. He traces the epidemic to bad water ; “ for the rain 
Kunwar Kishn Singh died when young, of a wound he had received. He had served 
for some time in Kabul. Yido my essay, entitled ‘ A Chapter from Muhammadan 
History,’ Calcutta Review, 1870. 
