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Coordinates: 26°09′N 91°46′E / 26.15, 91.77 Assam pronunciation (help·
info)) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm [ɔxɔm]) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a suburb of the city Guwahati. Located south of the eastern Himalayas, Assam comprises the Brahmaputra and the Barak river valleys and the Karbi Anglong and the North Cachar Hills. With an area of 78,438 square kilometres (30,285 sq mi) Assam currently is almost equivalent to the size of Ireland or Austria. Assam is surrounded by the rest of the Seven Sister States: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. These states are connected to the rest of India via a narrow strip in West Bengal called the Siliguri Corridor or "Chicken's Neck".[1] Assam also shares international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh; and cultures, peoples and climate with South-East Asia—important elements in India’s “Look East” Policy. Assam along with rest of the seven sisters states became part of India in 1828 when the British invaded. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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Dispur is the capital of Assam, a state in northeast India. ...
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Assamese ( ) (IPA: ) is a language spoken in the state of Assam in northeast India. ...
Bodo is a Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the Bodo people of north-eastern India and Nepal. ...
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Barak Valley is situated in the southern part of the Indian state of Assam. ...
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Ajai Singh is the governor of Assam, India, since 2003. ...
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Tarun Kumar Gogoi is the Chief Minister of state of Assam in India. ...
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Assamese ( ) (IPA: ) is a language spoken in the state of Assam in northeast India. ...
The Himalayas in Sikkim North-East India is the easternmost region of India consisting of the contiguous Seven Sister States and the state of Sikkim. ...
Dispur is the capital of Assam, a state in northeast India. ...
, Guwahati is a major city in eastern India, often considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER) of the country and is the largest city within the region. ...
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The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia. ...
The Barak river flows in southern Assam and Bangladesh. ...
Karbi Anglong is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
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The Seven Sister States of India The Seven Sister States are a region in northeastern India, comprising the contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura. ...
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, Nagaland is a hill state located in the far north-eastern part of India. ...
, Manipur (Bengali: মনিপà§à¦°, Meitei Mayek: mnipur) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ...
, Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in northeastern India on the border with Myanmar. ...
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Assam is known for Assam tea, petroleum resources, Assam silk and for its rich biodiversity. It has successfully conserved the one-horned Indian rhinoceros from near extinction, tiger, numerous species of birds and provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant. It is increasingly becoming a popular destination for wild-life tourism and notably Kaziranga and Manas are both World Heritage Sites.[2] Assam was also known for its Sal tree forests and forest products, much depleted now. A land of high rainfall, Assam is endowed with lush greenery and the mighty river Brahmaputra, whose tributaries and oxbow lakes provide the region with a unique hydro-geomorphic and aesthetic environment. Assam is a black tea named after the region of its production: (Assam, India). ...
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Assam silk denotes the three major types of indigenous silks produced in Assam, called Muga, Pat and Eri silk. ...
The Biodiversity of Assam, a state in North-East India, makes it a biological hotspot with many rare and endemic plant and animal species. ...
Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Indian Rhinoceros range The Indian Rhinoceros or the Great One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is a large mammal found in Nepal and in Assam, India. ...
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Binomial name Linnaeus, 1758 Asian Elephant range The Asian or Asiatic Elephant (Elephas maximus), sometimes known by the name of its nominate subspecies (the Indian Elephant), is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas. ...
Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...
Binomial name Roth Sal (Shorea robusta) is a species of tree native to southern Asia, ranging south of the Himalaya, from Myanmar in the east to India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. ...
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The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia. ...
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 Assam and its Environs: As per the plate techtonics, Assam is in the eastern-most projection of the Indian Plate, where the plate is thrusting underneath the Eurasian Plate creating a subduction zone and the Himalayas. [3] Therefore, Assam possesses a unique geomorphic environment, with plains, dissected hills of the South Indian Plateau system and with the Himalayas all around its north, north-east and east.
 Tea leaves; Assam produces a significant portion of World's tea. Today, 'tea' has become almost a brand identity for the name Assam Image File history File links Size of this preview: 725 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (785 × 649 pixels, file size: 122 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) created based on an image of NASA I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
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The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century. ...
The Indian plate, shown in red Due to continental drift, the India Plate split from Madagascar and collided with the Eurasian Plate resulting in the formation of the Himalayas. ...
The Eurasian plate, shown in green The Eurasian Plate is a tectonic plate covering Eurasia (a landmass consisting of the traditional continents of Europe and Asia) except that it does not cover the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian subcontinent, and the area east of the Verkhoyansk Range in East Siberia. ...
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Etymology -
Assam was known as Pragjyotisha in the Mahabharata; and Kamarupa in the 1st millennium. Assam gets it name from the Ahom kingdom (1228-1826), then known as Kingdom of Assam.[4] The British province after 1838 and the Indian state after 1947 came to be known as Assam. The Etymology of Assam is an issue that often comes up for debate in the Indian state of Assam. ...
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Context: Kingdoms of Ancient India Kamarupa was ruled by the Asura king Naraka. ...
In the Gregorian calendar, the 1st millennium is the period of one thousand years that commenced with the year 1 Anno Domini. ...
The Ahom Kingdom (1228-1826) was established by Sukaphaa, a Tai prince from Mong Mao, in the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra river, between the extant Chutiya kingdom in the north and the Kachari kingdom in the south. ...
On February 27, 2006 the Government of Assam started a process to change the name of the state to Asom,[5] a controversial move that has been opposed by the people and political organizations.[6] is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Government of Assam is the provincial government of Assam. ...
Physical geography -
- See also: Biodiversity of Assam
 Areca Nut Tree or Tamul Goss; the nut is an important element of cultural symbolism
 A Golden Langur; endangered and are found in Chakrasila Sanctuary in Goalpara district
 A White-winged Wood Duck or Deohanh, endangered. Mostly found in the Upper Assam Tropical Forests. Geomorphic studies conclude that the Brahmaputra, the life-line of Assam is a paleo-river; older than the Himalayas. The river with steep gorges and rapids in Arunachal Pradesh entering Assam, becomes a braided river (at times 16 km wide) and with tributaries, creates a flood plain (Brahmaputra Valley: 80-100km wide, 1000 km long).[7] The hills of Karbi Anglong, North Cachar and those in and close to Guwahati (also Khasi-Garo Hills) now eroded and dissected are originally parts of the South Indian Plateau system.[7] In the south, the Barak originating in the Barail Range (Assam-Nagaland border), flows through the Cachar district with a 40-50km wide valley and confluences with the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh. Physical Geography of Assam is extremely interesting with its geologic origin, geomorphic characteristics, climate, rich biodiversity, etc. ...
The Biodiversity of Assam, a state in North-East India, makes it a biological hotspot with many rare and endemic plant and animal species. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 2747 KB) The Golden Langur has been declared an endangered species. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3008x2000, 2747 KB) The Golden Langur has been declared an endangered species. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1621x1014, 526 KB) White-winged Wood Duck at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. ...
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The Brahmaputra is one of the major rivers of Asia. ...
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Karbi Anglong is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
The NC Hills is dominated by the Hmar tribes External Link: ======== Voice of the Northeast India Sinlung Movement The Hmar Web Portal Hmar Students Association, Delhi Delhithurawn ...
The Barak river flows in southern Assam and Bangladesh. ...
Assam is endowed with petroleum, natural gas, coal, limestone and other minor minerals such as magnetic quartzite, kaolin, sillimanites, clay and feldspar.[8] A small quantity of iron ore is available in western districts.[8] Discovered in 1889, all the major petroleum-gas reserves are in Upper parts. A recent USGS estimate shows 399 million barrels (63,400,000 m³) of oil, 1,178 billion cubic feet (33,400,000,000 m³) of gas and 67 million barrels (10,700,000 m³) of natural gas liquids in Assam Geologic Province. [9] Petro redirects here. ...
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Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal is a fossil fuel formed in ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ...
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Kaolin Kaolinite (Aluminium Silicate Hydroxide) Kaolinite is a mineral with the chemical composition Al2Si2O5(OH)4. ...
Sillimanite: Biotite gneiss (Mesozoic and Paleozoic) Sillimanite is an alumino-sillicate mineral with the chemical formula Al2SiO5. ...
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With the “Tropical Monsoon Rainforest Climate”, Assam is temperate (Summer max. at 35-38 and winter min. at 6-8 degrees Celsius) and experiences heavy rainfall and high humidity.[7] [10] The climate is characterised by heavy monsoon downpours reducing summer temperature and foggy nights and mornings in winter . Thunderstorms known as Bordoicila are frequent during the afternoons. Spring (Mar-Apr) and Autumn (Sept-Oct) are usually pleasant with moderate rainfall and temperature. The degree Celsius (°C) is a unit of temperature named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed it in 1742. ...
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Assam is one of the richest biodiversity zones in the world and consists of tropical rainforests,[11], deciduous forests, riverine grasslands[12], bamboo[13] orchards and numerous wetland[14] ecosystems; Many are now protected as national parks and reserved forests. The Kaziranga, home of the rare Indian Rhinoceros, and Manas are two UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Assam. The state is the last refuge for numerous other endangered species such as Golden Langur (Trachypithecus geei), White-winged Wood Duck or Deohanh (Cairina scutulata), Bengal Florican, Black-breasted Parrotbill, Pygmy Hog, Greater Adjutant and so on. Some other endangered species with significant population in Assam are Tiger, Elephant, Hoolock Gibbon, Jerdon's Babbler and so on. Assam is also known for orchids.[15] Rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity is the variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome or for the entire Earth. ...
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An Inner Mongolia Grassland. ...
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A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ...
Kaziranga National Park (Assamese: কাজিৰাঙà§à¦—া জাতীয় উদà§à¦¯à¦¾à¦¨ , Assamese IAST: kÄjirÄá¹…gÄ jÄtiya udyÄna, Assamese IPA: kÉ‘/ÉŸi/rÉ‘Å‹/gÉ‘, Indian English IPA: kÉ‘/zi/rÉ‘Å‹/gÉ‘) is an Indian national park located on the south bank of the Brahmaputra river in the state of Assam, India. ...
Binomial name (Linnaeus, 1758) Indian Rhinoceros range The Indian Rhinoceros or the Great One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is a large mammal found in Nepal and in Assam, India. ...
Manas National Park is a National Park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve in Assam, India. ...
Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...
Binomial name Trachypithecus geei (Khajuria, 1956) Gees Golden Langur (Trachypithecus geei) or simply the Golden Langur is an Old World monkey found primarily in the foothills of the Himalayas along the Assam-Bhutan border. ...
Binomial name Cairina scutulata (Müller, 1842) The White-winged Wood Duck (Cairina scutulata) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Cairina. ...
Binomial name (Gmelin, 1789) Synonyms Eupodotis bengalensis The Bengal Florican, Houbaropsis bengalensis, is a bustard, the only member of the genus Houbaropsis. ...
Binomial name Paradoxornis flavirostris Gould, 1836 The Black-breasted Parrotbill (Paradoxornis flavirostris) is a 19 cm long, large, thick-billed parrotbill with black patches on the head-sides and throat. ...
Binomial name Sus salvanius Hodgson, 1847 Pygmy hogs (Sus salvanius) are an endangered species of small wild pig, previously spread across India, Nepal, and Bhutan but now only found in Assam. ...
Binomial name Leptoptilos dubius (Gmelin, 1789) The Greater Adjutant, Leptoptilos dubius, is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. ...
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Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas antiquus †Elephas beyeri †Elephas celebensis †Elephas cypriotes †Elephas ekorensis †Elephas falconeri †Elephas iolensis †Elephas planifrons †Elephas platycephalus †Elephas recki †Stegodon †Mammuthus †Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea...
Binomial name Bunopithecus hoolock (Harlan, 1834) The Hoolock Gibbon (Bunopithecus hoolock), also known as just the Hoolock, is a primate species from the family of the gibbons (Hylobatidae) and the only one in the genus Bunopithecus. ...
Binomial name Chrysomma altirostre (Jerdon, 1862) Synonyms Moupinia altirostris Pyctorhis altirostris Pyctorhis griseigularis Timalia altirostris Jerdons Babbler Chrysomma altirostre is a passerine bird from South Asia. ...
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The region is prone to natural disasters with annual floods and frequent mild earthquakes. Strong earthquakes are rare; three of these were recorded in 1869, 1897 (8.1 on the Richter scale); and in 1950 (8.6). The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude ML scale, assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released by an earthquake. ...
History -
The history of Assam is the history of a confluence of peoples from the east, west and the north; the confluence of the Indo-Aryan, Austro-Asiatic and the Tibeto-Burman cultures. ...
Pre-history Assam and adjoining regions have evidences of human settlements from all the periods of the Stone ages. The hills at the height of 460 to 615m were popular habitates probably due to availability of exposed doleritic basalt useful for tool-making.[16] Stone Age fishing hook. ...
According to Kalika Purana (c.8th-9th A.D), written in Assam, the earliest ruler was Mahiranga followed by Hatak, Sambar, Ratna and Ghatak; Naraka removed this line of rulers and established his own dynasty. It mentions that the last of the Naraka-bhauma rulers, Narak, was slain by Krishna. Naraka's son Bhagadatta, mentioned in the Mahabharata, fought for the Kauravas in the battle of Kurushetra with an army of kiratas, chinas and dwellers of the eastern coast. Later rulers of Kamarupa frequently drew their lineage from the Naraka rulers. The Kalika Purana is one of the eighteen Upapuranas. ...
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The term Kaurava (Sanskrit:कौरव) is a Sanskrit term, that means a descendant of Kuru, a legendary king who is the ancestor of many of the characters of the Mahabharata. ...
Kamarupa [from kama desire + rupa body, form] Metaphysically, and in our esoteric philosophy it is the subjective form created through the mental and physical desires and thoughts in connection with things of matter, by all sentient beings, a form which survives the death of their bodies. ...
Ancient and medieval  A ferocious lion excavated in Madan Kamdev close to Baihata Cariali in Assam representing the powerful Kamarupa-Palas (c. 9th-10th century A.D.)  Rang Ghar, a pavilion built by Pramatta Singha (also Sunenpha; 1744–1751) in Ahom capital Rongpur, now Sibsagar; the Rang Ghar is one of the earliest pavilions of outdoor stadia in South Asia Ancient Assam known as Kamarupa was ruled by powerful dynasties: the Varmanas (c.350-650A.D.), the Salstambhas (Xalostombho, c.655-900 A.D.) and the Kamarupa-Palas (c.900-1100A.D.). In the reign of the Varman king, Bhaskaravarman (c.600–650A.D.), the Chinese traveler Xuan Zang visited the region and recorded his travels. Later, after weakening and disintegration (after the Kamarupa-Palas), the Kamarupa tradition was somewhat extended till c.1255A.D. by the Lunar I (c.1120-1185A.D.) and Lunar II (c.1155-1255A.D.) dynasties.[16] This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Sibsagar is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
, Nagaland is a hill state located in the far north-eastern part of India. ...
, Meghalaya is a small state in north-eastern India. ...
, Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in northeastern India on the border with Myanmar. ...
Dispur is the capital of Assam, a state in northeast India. ...
, Guwahati is a major city in eastern India, often considered as the gateway to the North-East Region (NER) of the country and is the largest city within the region. ...
, Arunachal Pradesh (Hindi: ) is the easternmost state of India. ...
Context: Kingdoms of Ancient India Kamarupa was ruled by the Asura king Naraka. ...
The Varman dynasty ruled Kamarupa (Assam) from 350 to 650. ...
Xuanzang, Dunhuang cave, 9th century. ...
Two later dynasties, the Ahoms and the Koch left larger impacts. The Ahoms, originally a Tai group, ruled Assam for nearly 600 years (1228–1826) and the Koch, a Tibeto-Burmese, established sovereignty in c.1510A.D.. The Koch kingdom in western Assam and present North Bengal was at its zenith in the early reign of Naranarayana (c.1540-1587A.D.). It split into two in c.1581A.D, the western part as a Moghul vassel and the eastern as an Ahom satellite state. Since c 13th A.D., the nerve centre of Ahom polity was upper Assam; the kingdom was gradually extended till Karatoya river in the c.17th-18th A.D.. It was at its zenith during the reign of Sukhrungpha or Sworgodeu Rudra Simha (c.1696-1714A.D.). Among other dynasties, the Chutiyas ruled the north-eastern Assam and parts of present Arunachal Pradesh and the Kacharis ruled from Dikhow river to central and southern Assam. With expansion of Ahom kingdom, by c.1520A.D. the Chutiya areas were annexed and since c.1536A.D. Kacharis remained only in Cachar and North Cachar more as an Ahom ally then a competing force. Despite numerous invasions, mostly by the Muslim rulers, no western power ruled Assam until the arrival of the British. The most successful invader Mir Jumla, a governor of Aurangzeb, briefly occupied Garhgaon (c.1662–63A.D.) the then capital, but found it difficult to control people making guerrilla attacks on his forces, forcing them to leave. The decisive victory of the Assamese led by the great general Lachit Borphukan on the Mughals then under command of Raja Ram Singha at Saraighat (1671) has almost ended Mughal ambitions. Mughals were finally expelled in c.1682A.D. from lower Assam. The Ahoms established the Ahom kingdom (1228-1826) in parts of present-day Assam and ruled it for nearly 600 years. ...
Koch is German for cook. Koch can refer to the following: Bill Koch - cross-country skier Billy Koch - Major league baseball relief pitcher Carl Ludwig Koch and his son Ludwig Carl Christian Koch - German entomologists specializing in arachnology Carl Wilhelm Otto Koch, (1810 - 1876), mayor of Leipzig Charles G. Koch...
Tai peoples include: the Lao of Laos and Northeast Thailand the Northern Thai (Lanna or Thai Yuan) of Thailand the Thai of Thailand the Shan (Thai Yai) of Burma the Thai Lue of Laos and China (also called Dai) the Nung of China, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam the Black Tai (Tai...
Koch is German for cook. Koch can refer to the following: Bill Koch - cross-country skier Billy Koch - Major league baseball relief pitcher Carl Ludwig Koch and his son Ludwig Carl Christian Koch - German entomologists specializing in arachnology Carl Wilhelm Otto Koch, (1810 - 1876), mayor of Leipzig Charles G. Koch...
The Tibeto-Burman family of languages (often considered a sub-group of the Sino-Tibetan language family) is spoken in various central and south Asian countries, including Myanmar (Burma), northern Thailand, and parts of Western China (Tibet Autonomous Region, Qinghai (Amdo), Gansu, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Hunan), Nepal, Bhutan, India (Himachal...
The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ...
The Chutiya kingdom[1] (pronounced sutia) was established by Birpal in 1187 in northeastern Assam, with the capital at Sadiya. ...
, Arunachal Pradesh (Hindi: ) is the easternmost state of India. ...
The Kachari kingdom was a powerful and advanced kingdom in medieval Assam. ...
Cachar is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
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Aurangzeb (Persian: (full title: Al-Sultan al-Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram Abdul Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Bahadur Alamgir I, Padshah Ghazi) (November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707), also known by his chosen Imperial title Alamgir I (Conqueror of the Universe) (Persian: ), was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from...
Garhgaon was the capital of the Ahom kingdom for many years. ...
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Lachit Borphukan was a general from Assam, India. ...
Mughal Empire at its greatest extent in 1700 Capital Lahore, Delhi, Agra , Kabul, Lucknow and Bhopal Language(s) Persian (initially also Chagatai; later also Urdu) Government Absolute Monarchy , Unitary Government with a federal structure Emperor - 1526-1530 Babur - 1530–1539 and after restoration 1555–1556 Humayun - 1556–1605 Akbar - 1605...
Saraighat is a place near Guwahati in Assam, on the banks of the river Brahmaputra. ...
British Assam Ahom palace intrigue, and political turmoil due to the Moamoria rebellion, aided the expansionist Burmese ruler of Ava to invade Assam and install a puppet king in 1821. With the Burmese having reached the East India Company’s borders, the First Anglo-Burmese War ensued. The war ended under the Treaty of Yandaboo[17] in 1826, with the Company taking control of the Lower Assam and installing Purander Singh as king of Upper Assam in 1833. The arrangement lasted till 1838 and thereaftre British annexed the entire region. Initially Assam was made a part of the Bengal Presidency, then in 1906 it was a part of Eastern Bengal and Assam province and in 1912 it was reconstituted into a Chief Commissioners' province. In 1913, a Legislative Council and in 1937 the Assam Legislative Assembly was formed in Shillong, the erstwhile Capital. The British tea planters imported labour from central India adding to the demographic canvas. After few initial unsuccessful attempts to free Assam during 1850s, the Assamese since early 20th century joined and actively supported Indian National Congress against the British. In 1947, Assam inclusive of present Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya became a state of Republic of India (princely states, Manipur and Tripura became Group C provinces) and a district of Assam, Sylhet chose to join Pakistan. The Moamoria rebellion was the conflict between the adherents of the Moamara Sattra and the Ahom kings in the 18th century. ...
A puppet state is a state whose government, though notionally of the same culture as the governed people - owes its existence (or other major debt) to being installed, supported or controlled by a more powerful entity, typically a foreign power. ...
The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was the first joint-stock company (the Dutch East India Company was the first to issue public stock). ...
Combatants British Empire Burma Commanders Charles Grant Archibald Campbell Tharrawaddy Min Maha Bandula †The First Anglo-Burmese War lasted from 1823 to 1826. ...
The Treaty of Yandaboo between the British East India Company and the Burmese King of Ava, signed on February 24, 1826 marked the end of the First Burmese War. ...
Bengal, known as Bango ( Bengali:বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bangodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bengali, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ...
East Bengal was the name used during two periods in the 20th century for a territory that roughly included the modern state of Bangladesh. ...
Indian National Congress, Congress-I (also known as the Congress Party and abbreviated INC) is a major political party in India. ...
, Arunachal Pradesh (Hindi: ) is the easternmost state of India. ...
, Nagaland is a hill state located in the far north-eastern part of India. ...
, Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in northeastern India on the border with Myanmar. ...
, Meghalaya is a small state in north-eastern India. ...
Sylhet (previously Shilhat and Jalalabad; Sylheti: Bengali: সিলেট, Sileţ) is a major city in north-eastern Bangladesh. ...
Post British Since 1947, with increasing economic problems in the region, separatist groups began forming along ethnic lines, and demands for autonomy and sovereignty grew, resulting into fragmentation of Assam.
Since mid-20th century, people from present Bangladesh have been migrating to Assam. In 1961, the Government of Assam passed a legislation making use of Assamese language compulsory; It had to be withdrawn later under pressure from Bengali speaking people in Cachar. In the 1980s the Brahmaputra valley saw a six-year Assam Agitation [18] triggered by the discovery of a sudden rise in registered voters on electoral rolls. It tried to force the government to identify and deport foreigners illegally migrating from neighbouring Bangladesh and changing the demographics. The agitation ended after an accord between its leaders and the Union Government, which remained unimplemented, causing simmering discontent. On the other hand, political parties neglecting the burning problem have used the Bangladeshi card as a vote bank.[19] Assamese ( ) (IPA: ) is a language spoken in the state of Assam in northeast India. ...
Cachar is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
The Assam Agitation denotes the period between 1979 and 1985 when the All Assam Students Union and the All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad led a popular agitational program to compel the government to identify and expel alleged illegal immigrants in Assam. ...
The post 1970s experienced the growth of armed separatist groups like United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) [18] and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). In November 1990, the Government of India deployed the Indian army, after which low-intensity military conflicts and political homicides have been continuing for more than a decade. In recent times, ethnicity based militant groups (UPDS, DHD, KLO, HPCD etc.) have also mushroomed. Regional autonomy has been ensured for Bodos in Bodoland Territorial Council Areas (BTCA) and for the Karbis in Karbi Anglong after agitation of the communities due to sluggish rate of development and aspirations for self-government. The United Liberation Front of Asom is a separatist armed opposition group from Assam, among many other such groups in North-East India. ...
Flag of the National Democratic Front of Boroland The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) is an armed group that seeks to obtain a sovereign Bodoland for the Bodo people in Assam. ...
Tea history -
 This 1850 engraving shows the different stages in the process of making tea in Assam. After discovery of Camellia sinensis (1834) in Assam followed by its tests in 1836-37 in London, the British allowed companies to rent land since 1839. Thereafter tea plantations mushroomed in Upper Assam, where the soil and the climate were most suitable. Problems with the imported labourers from China and hostilities of native Assamese resulted into migration of forced labourers from central-eastern parts of India. After initial trial and error with planting the Chinese and the Assamese-Chinese hybrid varieties, the planters later accepted the local Camellia assamica as the most suitable one for Assam. By 1850s, the industry started seeing some profits. Industry saw initial growth, when in 1861, investors were allowed to own land in Assam and it saw substantial progress with invention of new technologies and machinery for preparing processed tea during 1870s. The cost of Assam tea was lowered down manifold and became competitive than its Chinese variant. Assam is a black tea named after the region of its production: (Assam, India). ...
Image File history File links Assam. ...
Image File history File links Assam. ...
Binomial name (L.) Kuntze Camellia sinensis is the tea plant, the plant species whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. ...
Binomial name Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Camellia sinensis is the tea plant, the plant species whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. ...
Despite having commercial success, tea labourers remained exploited and worked and lived under poor conditions. In the fear of greater government interference the tea growers formed The Indian Tea Association in 1888 to lobby for the continued status quo. The organization was very successful in this, and even after India’s independence conditions of the labourers have improved very little.[20]
Subdivisions
 Districts of Assam:1. Tinsukia, 2. Dibrugarh, 3. Sibsagar, 4. Dhemaji, 5. Jorhat, 6. Lakhimpur, 7. Golaghat, 8. Sonitpur, 9. Karbi Anglong, 10. Nagaon, 11. Marigaon, 12. Darrang, 13. Kamrup Rural, 14. Nalbari, 15. Barpeta, 16. Bongaigaon, 17. Goalpara, 18. Kokrajhar, 19. Dhubri, 20. North Cachar Hills, 21. Cachar, 22. Hailakandi, 23. Karimganj, 24. Kamrup Metropolitan, 25. Baksa, 26. Chirang and 27. Udalguri. -
Assam is divided into 27 administrative districts.[21] More than half of these districts were carved out during 80s and 90s from original 1. Lakhimpur, 2. Jorhat, 3. Karbi Anglong, 4. Darrang, 5. Nagaon, 6. Kamrup, 7. Goalpara, 8. North Cachar and 9. Cachar districts, delineated by the British. Earlier, during 70s, Dibrugarh was separated out from original Lakhimpur district. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (849x555, 50 KB) Tinsukia Dibrugarh Sibsagar Dhemaji Jorhat Lakhimpur Golaghat Sonitpur Karbi Anglong Nagaon Marigaon Darrang Kamrup Rural Nalbari Barpeta Bongaigaon Goalpara Kokrajhar Dhubri North Cachar Hills Cachar Hailakandi Karimganj Kamrup Metropolitan. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (849x555, 50 KB) Tinsukia Dibrugarh Sibsagar Dhemaji Jorhat Lakhimpur Golaghat Sonitpur Karbi Anglong Nagaon Marigaon Darrang Kamrup Rural Nalbari Barpeta Bongaigaon Goalpara Kokrajhar Dhubri North Cachar Hills Cachar Hailakandi Karimganj Kamrup Metropolitan. ...
Tinsukia is a city in the north east of India. ...
Dibrugarh is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Sibsagar is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Dhemaji is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Jorhat is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Lakhimpur is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Golaghat is the head-quarter of Golaghat District. ...
Sonitpur is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Karbi Anglong is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Nagaon is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Marigaon is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Darrang is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Nalbari is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Barpeta is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Bongaigaon is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Goalpara is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Kokrajhar is a city and a municipal board in Kokrajhar district in the Indian state of Assam. ...
Dhubri is the headquarter of Dhubri District, Assam, India. ...
North Cachar Hills is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Cachar is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
, Hailakandi is a city and a municipal board in Hailakandi district in the Indian state of Assam. ...
Karimganj is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. ...
Chirang is the name of the new district formed in the BTC area of Assam. ...
Udalguri is a town and a town area committee in Darrang district in the Indian state of Assam. ...
Assam, a state of India, has currently (2007) twenty four administrative districts. ...
The divisions of a district. ...
These districts are further sub-divided into 49 “Sub-divisions” or Mohkuma.[21] Every district is administered from a district head quarter with the office of the District Collector, District Magistrate, Office of the District Panchayat and usually with a district court. The equivalent terms tehsil, tahsil, tahasil, taluka, taluk, and taluq refer to a unit of government in some countries of the Indian subcontinent. ...
The District Collector is a Central Indian Government appointee who is in charge of the governance of a district in a state. ...
A magistrate is a judicial officer. ...
District courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations. ...
The districts are delineated on the basis of the features such as the rivers, hills, forests, etc and majority of the newly constituted districts are sub-divisions of the earlier districts. For the present districts of Assam and their location, refer the attached map.
The local governance system is organised under the jila-parishad (District Panchayat) for a district, panchayat for group of or individual rural areas and under the urban local bodies for the towns and cities. Presently there are 2489 village panchayats covering 26247 villages in Assam.[22] The 'town-committee' or nagar-xomiti for small towns, 'municipal board' or pouro-xobha for medium towns and municipal corporation or pouro-nigom for the cities consist of the urban local bodies. There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...
The Panchayat is a South Asian political system. ...
A Municipal Corporation is a legal defintion for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, and towns. ...
For the revenue purposes, the districts are divided into revenue circles and mouzas; for the development projects, the districts are divided into 219 'development-blocks' and for law and order these are divided into 206 police stations or thana.[22]
Demographics -
 District-wise Demographic Characteristics in 2001 Total population of Assam was 26.66 million with 4.91 million households in 2001.[23] Higher population concentration was recorded in the districts of Kamrup, Nagaon, Sonitpur, Barpeta, Dhubri, Darang and Cachar. Assam's population was estimated at 28.67 million in 2006 and at 30.57 million by 2011, 34.18 million by 2021 and 35.60 million by 2026.[24] The people of Assam inhabit a multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious society. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (960 × 720 pixels, file size: 12 KB, MIME type: image/png) prepared by me based on 2001 census data I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (960 × 720 pixels, file size: 12 KB, MIME type: image/png) prepared by me based on 2001 census data I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ...
In 2001, the census recorded literacy in Assam at 63.30 percent with male literacy at 71.30 and female at 54.60 percents. Urbanisation rate was recorded at 12.90 percent.[25] Children reading. ...
Urbanization is the degree of or increase in urban character or nature. ...
Growth of population in Assam has experienced a very high trajectory since the mid-decades of the 20th century. Population grew steadily from 3.29 million in 1901 to 6.70 million in 1941, while it has increased unprecedentedly to 14.63 million in 1971 and 22.41 million in 1991 to reach the present level.[23] The growth in the western and southern districts was of extreme high in nature mostly attributable to rapid influx of population from the then East Pakistan or Bangladesh.[26][19] East Pakistan was a former province of Pakistan which existed between 1955 and 1971. ...
 Population Growth Trend 1901 to 2001 Assam has many ethnic groups and the |
