several approaching roads were constructed connecting the city with the interior villages. New villages were erected at Jorhat. Operations for catching elephants were instituted in a village at a distance of six miles east of Jorhat. One hundred and twenty elephants were captured and the village was henceforth known as Hatigarh. Kolia Bhomora Borphukan planned to construct a bridge over the Brahmaputra River at hills of Bhomoraguri, east of Tezpur town. All the building materials were collected at the building site, but unfortunately Kolia Bhomora Borphukan died while the construction work was at progress. After independence from British rule, the Government of India constructed a bridge over Brahmaputra River, at the same site and named the bridge after this great Ahom general and statesman, known as Kolia Bhomora Setu. Administrative works Chhatrakar Debalay, Kamakhyar (Silghat) Tamar Ghar, Hayagriv Madhav Debalay, Bahar Guri Debalaya, Cheuni Pukhuri, Mahebandha Ali, Kamarbandha Ali, Chuchande Bandha Ali. Works on literature Kamaleswar Singha and Purnananda Burhagohain were patrons of letters, and Srikanta Suryya-bipra translated under their auspices, the Lanka-kanda of the Ramayana into beautiful Assamese verse. The queen-mother Numali Rajmao also compiled the famous Hitopadesh by a scholar named Bagish Bhattarcharya, in order to teach young King Kamaleswar Singha and his younger brother Chandrakanta Gohain, the ethics required to rule a country- a fact unfortunately symbolizing the last phase of Ahom supremacy in Assam. Death In January 1811 CE, there broke out a severe epidemic of smallpox in Jorhat and the neighbouring villages. The people were seized with a dire panic, and they refrained from visiting the houses of their friends, relatives and neighbours. The young King Kamaleswar Singha died of this disease. He was only sixteen years old at the time of his death. He was succeeded by his brother Chandrakanta Gohain, who will be crowned as the Sovereign of Ahom Kingdom as Chandrakanta Singha. Character and legacy Kamaleswar Singha was very mild natured, kind-hearted person. He was aware that the country was going through critical phase and he should co-operate with the Prime Minister Purnananda Burhagohain in dealing with the problems of the state. Therefore, he offered his full support to the policies of Purnananda Burhagohain, which proved very beneficial for the kingdom. The power of Moamoria rebels was broken and the country experienced relatively peace and prosperity during his reign. The credit of the successful reign of Kamaleswar Singha actually goes to the