The Rajopakhyan; Or, History of Kooch Behar (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...that a young lion but just born may yet tear the face of an elephant, and that no one had the power to destroy a prince who was under the protection of the ten-armed Bhagavati. At last the Maharani placed the child in the arms of the Nazir Deo, and accompanied him to the door. At the door, Jitul Singh Havildar with ten of his sepoys stood ready. To them the queen gave orders to guard the young prince. The Nazir Deo conveyed the prince to the hall of entertainment, where the royal seat had been prepared. It was about halfpast seven o'clock in the evening when he took his seat in the hall. The chief men among his soldiers entered and sat round him. No one else could enter with the exception of a few of the Company's sepoys. Of the king's ministers previously mentioned, some came in in disguise as menial servants, others slank behind the sepoys, and others remained concealed outside. Surendra Narain the Dewan Deo, Baikuntha Narain Konwar and other royal officers, together with the Dharmadhyakhya and priest of the household were seated near. The seal was prepared in the name of the Maharaja Harendra Narain Bhoopa, and according to the usual custom, Raghu Nandan Bhandar Thakur, the officer in charge of the mint, and his brother Krishna Nandan Bhandar Thakur coined money with the impress of the Maharaja. Then the Nazir Deo addressing those assembled, said: "I am about to make the prince king; but I have one word to say. I brought my son Birendra Narain with me, with a view to make him king. This, however, cannot be done; nevertheless I wish to make him heir-apparent." At this the people were all astonished; for they suspected that after raising the prince to the throne, he would find some means to take his life, in order that his own son might reign ins...