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 APPENDIX Arimatta is said to have been succeeded by his son Surika on the throne and on his death at Aswakránta, in North Gauhati, his son Säträäka became the king. The latter repaired to the old capital of his father in the fortress of Protopapur and leaving his son Mrgiks succeed to the throne, he died at Viswanath. Mrdinka is said to have ruled the whole of Kimrüp from the Karatoya to Sadiya, but having died without a son, he was succeeded by four princes of the line in succession until that line ceased. (Wades Account of Astarh, 1810, pp. 179-81). Another and still stronger tradition names a son of Ari- matta as Jogail Valahu and a fort in dilapidated condition is still there in Nagão district commemorating this name. King Jongill Valahu is said to have been defented by the Kacharts, whence he drowned himself in the Kalang river of that district. Still another tradition calle Arimantta, a son of one Māyāmatta, who was killed by the former while hunting to stone for which Arimatta drowned himself in the Dachau river. The NAGARIYAS AND Orts. Yogini Tantra mentions Devewarn as a king of ancient Asam. He is said to be responsible for proport tion of worship of Kamakhya, and to have ruled about the beginning of the Sska cra, i.e., 78 A.D. The same work also refers to king Nagakarikara, said to have been born of the Karatoya river-goddess about 378 A.D, and to have founded the Nagakhya line of kings ruling until about 778 AD with their capital above the present Nagasakar temple at Viwankth. (Chaudhury's History of Civilisation of the People of Assam, p. 128) Traditions, living enough, about the kingdom of Blya of Sonitpur (Tezpur) and of Bhismaka of Kundile (Sadiya) are supported to a great extent by archaeological remains abounding in those and other places; but no serious effort has been made for any scientific research. Sonit- pur with Bhälukpung and other sites of antiquity may present many things suggestive of some very ancient civilisation. So also Sadiya and recent NEFA, bordering on Tibet and China, and the Kalita kingdom, now gone for good, are regions the rulers of which must have had long stories to tel of chapters of the history of Asam remaining unrevealed forever Traditions of Arimatla alone appear endless. One legend asserts that Arimatta extended his kingdom to Nepal and Bhutan. It is there fore quite likely that all these Imalayan regions including the Kalits kingdom in Tibet were at one time ruled by the ancient kings of Asam whose lineage has now been writraceable. It may not be entertained that each and every ruler land sway over the entire country. Far from