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a misunderstanding between the Bor Phukan and the Lora Raja occurred. 
The wife then revealed all to her husband; he and Gadhadhar Singh raised 
strong forces, marched to Ghargaon, captured it, killed the Lora Raja, 
and reinstated Gadhadhar Singh on the throne of his ancestors. With 
true oriental gratitude, he was no sooner firmly seated than he put to death 
his brother-in-law, the Bor Phukan, and two other of the highest officers 
of State who had also assisted him, alleging as his reason that as they were 
powerful enough to depose and kill the Lora Raja, they might possibly 
serve him in a similar manner, should any quarrels arise between them. He 
did not live long after his restoration, and was chiefly occupied in restoring 
order throughout the country ; and he strictly enjoined his son Rudra Singh to 
build a temple on the spot where his mother was put to death, and to call it 
after her name. This was done, and Jaysagar Dliol is doubtless the finest 
specimen of stone architecture in Upper Asam. 
Although the Hindu religion was introduced in 1615, and a number of 
Brahmans was procured to teach the observances of their faith, and though 
in 1654 Chutumla publicly adopted the Hindu faith and encouraged Brah¬ 
mans to his court, as well as assumed the Hindu name of Jayadhajia Singh ; 
yet Gadhadhar Singh is said to have been a Buddhist, to have eaten beef and 
frogs, and drunk spirituous liquors. His son Rudra Sing, however, was of 
the Hindu faith from the commencement of his reio’n. 
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In Robinson’s “ History of Asam,” p. 168, we find—“ Gadhadhar 
Singh, alias Chututpha, died in 1695, and was succeeded by his son Rudra 
Sing, alias Chuckungplia. In 1699, this prince is said to have founded the 
fort and city of Rangpur, where he also caused an extensive tank to be made 
that still bears his name. In the same year he erected a theatre for the 
exhibition of sports, denominated Tulatuli. He died suddenly the following 
year at Gauhatti. Rudra Sing was, without doubt, the greatest of all 
the Asamese princes : he reduced the whole valley to order, and received the 
submission of all the hill tribes.” 
“ In an old Asamese bulanji it is said that “ Jaymati Koorie was taken 
into custody by the Lora Raja, carried to the place where Jaysagar now is, 
and was caned and whipped to death under a large pipal tree, which was in 
the same place where the pillar in the centre of the tank now stands.” 
In a native work, entitled “ A History of the Kings of Asam,” by Sri 
Radhanath Bor Borua and Kasinath Tamuli Phukan, p. 34, we find the 
following—•“ On the 14th Plialgun, 1617, (A. D. February 24tli, 1695) Raja 
Rudra Singh went to the Singree Gliur at Ghargaon, and there assumed the 
name of Sooklungphaw, and, according to his father’s command, memori¬ 
alized the death of his mother Jaymati Koorie by digging the large tank 
called Jaysagar, and erecting three temples in and about the place where 
she was murdered. The largest of these temples was dedicated to the 
