the intercession of the Mayamara Mahanta. Kirtichandra Barbarua was executed on January 22, 1770, by being Pressed between unpolished wooden cylinders. His son Magha Singha was also executed on the same day. New Government The Mataks, thus becoming the masters of Rangpur, took to their hands the formation of their government. They killed Mohanmala Gohain for alleged sympathy with his deposed brother Lakshmi Singha, and poisoned the other two ahom Princes Charu Singha and RatneswarThe newly formed government selected all the officers amongst them, soon turned corrupted, Lacking in experience. Ragha became the Barbarua and the Deka Mahanta was made the king. The new king was offered a kekuradola (Palquin), a sword, seven elephants and thirteen horses as the insingia of royalty. The deposed king Lakshmi Singha was then brought and made to satule the latter. Hearing the news, The Mahanta became very angry and sent the following message to his son- The Deka Mahanta thought of over the matter and to please his father, abdicated the office of king and returned to his place, and Ramakanta was raised as the king, son of Naharkhora Saika and showed honour to Radha and Rukmini, who along with some of their colleagues, who had been playing an important role in the organizational work. Ramakanta struck novagonal coins in imitations of the octagonal coins of the Ahoms. The new officers then requested Mahanta Astabhujdeva to pay a visit to Rangpur to give his suggestions to reconstruct the administrative structure. When the Mahanta came to Rangpur, Ragha proposed that he should make all the people his disciples, but the Mahanta restricted his initiations to only those who were not formally initiated by any Mahanta or Gosain. The head of the all Satra of the Brahma Samathi were then put into confinement and made to pay fines as follows- Auniati and Dakhinpat Satradhikars Rs. 8,000 each, Garmur and Kurubahi Satradhikars R.s 4,000 each, and other junior Satras depending of their status. This penalty was imposed on these Satras were imposed as they were lending support to the erstwhile government and were believed to be at the back of the persecution of the Mayamara Mahanta and desciples. The head of Auniati Satra had his nose, ear cutten off and eyes extracted out. But the newly formed government could not take any effective step to reform the socio-political fabric of the kingdom, aiming at general welfare. The