of Tungkhungia and the Kuoigayan Burhagohain family. With this marriage, the influence of Prime Minister Purnananda Burhagohain over the Royal family increased and his respect over other Ahom nobles of Ahom Kingdom also rises. Proposal to convert Assam into a feudatory state under the British Kalia Bhomora Borphukan, the Ahom viceroy of Western Assam, was a farsighted statesman and a capable general. With his knowledge of the outside world, he realized that the association of British East India Company was the only possible remedy for counteracting the grave situation into which the Ahom Kingdom had been plunged. He submitted formal proposals to the Prime Minister Purnananda Burhagohain to negotiate with the British East India Company to become a tributary to the British Government, following the example of other kingdoms of the rest of India, especially the neighbouring kingdom of Koch Bihar. The proposal was discussed with all the leading nobles of the Ahom Kingdom, but it was rejected, as it was thought that it would be very unpopular with the people, who would disliked the idea of giving up the independence of the country to some foreign power. Purnananda Burhagohain had firm faith in his own powers and capability and rejected the proposal of Kalia Bhomora Borphukan as being pessimistic and premature. Appointment of Badan Chandra as new Borphukan Few days later the popular and capable Kalia Bhomora Borphukan died in Guwahati. In his place, the previous Borphukan, Badan Chandra was appointed as the new Borphukan, who was very much disliked by the people of Lower Assam because of the notorious acts of his and his two sons Janmi and Piyali. Meanwhile, to secure his position, Badan Chandra had established firm relationship with the Prime Minister Purnananda Burhagohain by giving his daughter Pijou Gabhora, to Orekhanath Dhekial Phukan, one of the sons of Purnananda Burhagohain. The appointment of Badan Chandra to the post of Borphukan would prove fatal to both Purnananda Burhagohain and to the future of Ahom Kingdom in days to come. Works of public utility The period of stability and peace that ushered during the reign of Kamaleswar Singha, allowed the King and his minister to turn their attention towards the fulfilling of the civic and religious obligations of the state. Temples were erected at Chatrakar and Kamakhya at Guwahati with the usual endowments of lands and paiks for their perpetual maintenance. Jorhat having now assumed full-fledged metropolis,