into eighteen companies of one hundred soldiers each. Chandra Gohain, a relation of the Premier, was appointed Captain, and he was subsequently raised to the rank of a Major and then Colonel. The commander had under him a gradation of Subedars and Jamadars. Later, detachments of the new force were garrisoned at Guwahati, Jorhat, Sadiya and Mahang. Contributions from the Mahantas In the depleted state of the royal treasury, it was found difficult to provide funds to pay the wages of the sepoys. The Mahantas or Adhikars, the spiritual heads of the Sattras (Vaishnavite religious monasteries) were called upon to assist by contributing sums according to the following scale: rupees 4,000 from every principal Sattra; rupees 400 from a Sattra of intermediate rank; rupees 100 from each of the minor Sattras; and rupees 50 each from still smaller Sattras. The Borbarua summoned the Khataniars or representatives of various Sattras and accordingly ordered them to collect the sum. With the sum thus raised the sepoys were paid their monthly wages. The Dundiya Revolt in Kamrup Meanwhile, serious risings were reported from Kamrup. Popular sources attributes the cause of revolt was maladministration of Badan Chandra Borphukan, the then viceroy of Guwahati as well as Lower Assam. It is said that Badan Chandra Borphukan and his subordinate officers, who were mostly recruited from Upper Assam, use to mock the indigenous ethnic groups of Lower Assam people as Dhekeri (maybe because of their unique dialect) Also they use to heap other insults and humiliations to the Lower Assam people. Some people appeal to the Ahom King and to the Prime Minister Purnananda Burhagohain complaining against Badan Chandra's atrocities. But the Central Ahom administration was more focused in restoring Ahom administration in Upper Assam which was badly affected by Moamoria rebellion and therefore they failed to understand the serious nature of dissatisfaction that was rising among the people of Kamrup against Badan Chandra Borphukan. Two brothers Haradatta Choudhury and Bir Datta Choudhary from Jikeri located in North Kamrup, raised a band of Kacharis, Kaibartas and others, declared themselves independent from Ahom rule. Both were previously officers under Borphukan, the Ahom viceroy at Guwahati. Large number of people flocked to their standard, and nearly the whole of North Kamrup fell into their hands. It is said that the Koch rulers of Cooch Bihar and Bijni secretly aided the rebels, hoping to recover Kamrup from Ahom rulers,