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Assamese Brahmins
Assamese Brahmins or Bamun are the Brahmins present in the Assamese people, Assamese society. There are two classes in Assam Bamun and Ganaks. Brahmins were originally priests. Religious worship in temples is generally carried out by them. There they promoted learning, Historical Vedic religion, Vedic religion and astrology, as well as imparting general vedic knowledge to the public. The Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryans of Assam are the descendants of early migrants from the Gangetic valley and a succession of influences, ideas and cultures entered Assam with them. The Brahmins and Kayastha, Kayasthas came to Assam from Mithila (region), Videha (Mithila) and Kannauj. History Brahmins are considered to be one of the oldest Hindu settlers in the region and held the highest positions in society. Assamese Brahmins are the community in that state who are considered to have Caucasoid origins. The earliest historical evidence of settlement of Brahmins in Assam comes from epigraph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illustration From The Daily Prayers Of The Brahmins (1851) By Sophie Charlotte Belnos, Digitally Enhanced By Rawpixel-com 21
An illustration is a decoration, interpretation or visual explanation of a text, concept or process, designed for integration in print and digital published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. An illustration is typically created by an illustrator. Digital illustrations are often used to make websites and apps more user-friendly, such as the use of emojis to accompany digital type. llustration also means providing an example; either in writing or in picture form. The origin of the word "illustration" is late Middle English (in the sense ‘illumination; spiritual or intellectual enlightenment’): via Old French from Latin ''illustratio''(n-), from the verb ''illustrare''. Illustration styles Contemporary illustration uses a wide range of styles and techniques, including drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, montage, digital design, multimedia, 3D modelling. Depending on the purpose, illustration ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caucasoid
The Caucasian race (also Caucasoid or Europid, Europoid) is an obsolete racial classification of human beings based on a now-disproven theory of biological race. The ''Caucasian race'' was historically regarded as a biological taxon which, depending on which of the historical race classifications was being used, usually included ancient and modern populations from all or parts of Europe, Western Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. First introduced in the 1780s by members of the Göttingen school of history, the term denoted one of three purported major races of humankind (those three being Caucasoid, Mongoloid, and Negroid). In biological anthropology, ''Caucasoid'' has been used as an umbrella term for phenotypically similar groups from these different regions, with a focus on skeletal anatomy, and especially cranial morphology, without regard to skin tone. Ancient and modern "Caucasoid" populations were thus not exclusively "white", but rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North India
North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia. The term North India has varying definitions. The Ministry of Home Affairs in its Northern Zonal Council Administrative division included the states of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Rajasthan and Union Territories of Chandigarh, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The Ministry of Culture in its ''North Culture Zone'' includes the state of Uttarakhand but excludes Delhi whereas the Geological Survey of India includes Uttar Pradesh and Delhi but excludes Rajasthan and Chandigarh. Other states sometimes included are Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal. North India has been the historical centre of the Mughal Empire, the Delhi Sultanate and the British Indian Empire. It has a diverse culture, and includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himalayas
The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 peaks exceeding in elevation lie in the Himalayas. By contrast, the highest peak outside Asia (Aconcagua, in the Andes) is tall. The Himalayas abut or cross five countries: Bhutan, India, Nepal, China, and Pakistan. The sovereignty of the range in the Kashmir region is disputed among India, Pakistan, and China. The Himalayan range is bordered on the northwest by the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges, on the north by the Tibetan Plateau, and on the south by the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Some of the world's major rivers, the Indus, the Ganges, and the Tsangpo–Brahmaputra, rise in the vicinity of the Himalayas, and their combined drainage basin is home to some 600 million people; 53 million people live in the Himalayas. The Himalayas have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tungkhungia Ahom Kings
The Tungkhungia were a sub-branch of the Ahom dynasty. These kings ruled the Ahom kingdom from 1681 till the end in the beginning of the 19th century. Genealogy The genealogy of the Tungkhungia Ahom kings, adapted from Barua 1993. , - , style="text-align: left;", Notes: Notes References * {{refend Ahom kingdom 18th century in India 19th century in India 1680s establishments in India 1830s disestablishments in India ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauda (city)
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Gauda may refer to: * Gauda, a caste of Odisha * Gauḍa (city), Bengal * Gauḍa (region), Bengal * Gauda Kingdom, a kingdom during the 5th to 7th century in Bengal (present-day Gauda city) * Gauda (king), ruler of Numidia during 1st century BC * Gauḍa brahmins, part of Pancha-Gauda, India * Gaudu, Nepal, a village in the Gandaki Zone See also * Gaudiya Nritya, a Bengali school of Indian dance * Gavdos, an island in the Mediterranean Sea * Gouda (other) Gouda may refer to: * Gouda, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands ** Gouda (pottery), style of pottery manufactured in Gouda ** Gouda cheese, type of cheese originally made in and around Gouda ** Gouda railway station * Gouda, Western Cape, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara Narayan
Naranarayan (reign 1554–1587) was the last ruler of the undivided Koch dynasty of Kamata Kingdom. He succeeded his father, Biswa Singha. Under him the Koch kingdom reached its cultural and political zenith. Under his rule, and under the military command of his brother Chilarai, he was able to subjugate the entire Brahmaputra valley, including the Ahom kingdom; besides the Kachari, Tripura kingdoms, as well as the Khyrem, Jaintia and others. This influence was halted when he faced Suleman Karranni, the Sultan of Bengal. Naranarayan employed eminent scholars and poets to translate the Bhagavada, the Puranas, and the Mahabharata into Assamese, and to compile the treatise on arithmetic, astronomy, and grammar. The laborious works of the scholars were widely circulated among the people of the country as a result of which ''even women and Shudras became learned'' He introduced a silver coin, called the ''Narayani'', that greatly influenced the numismatics of Assam. Ascens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biswa Singha
Biswa Singha (1515–1540) was the progenitor king of the Koch dynasty of the Kamata kingdom. He was able to unify different Bodo-Kachari tribal groups, replace the Baro-Bhuyans of Kamata kingdom, and establish a dynasty the remnant of which still exists today. Historical context of Biswa Singha After break-up of the Kamarupa kingdom in the 12th century, its territories were divided among small kingdoms, local chiefs and landlords. To the very east emerged the Chutia, Ahom and the Kachari kingdoms. In the east, there arose the Kamata kingdom. In the regions between the Kamata in the west and the Chutia and Dimasa kingdoms in the east was the region of the confederate Baro-Bhuyans landlords who formed the buffer. In 1498, Alauddin Hussain Shah the Sultan of Bengal attacked Nilambar, the then king of Kamata, and occupied it. He left the region in the hands of his son Danyal Husayn, who was attacked and defeated by a confederation of Bhuyan landlords led by Harup Narayan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koch Dynasty
Koch may refer to: People * Koch (surname), people with this surname * Koch dynasty, a dynasty in Assam and Bengal, north east India * Koch family * Koch people (or Koche), an ethnic group originally from the ancient Koch kingdom in north east India ** Koch language, a language spoken in India and Bangladesh * Koch, an alternate name of the Rabha tribe in northeast India and surrounding countries * Koch Kingdom, in and around Assam Places * Koch (crater), a crater on the Moon * Koch, Iran (other), places in Iran * Koch, Łódź Voivodeship, a village in central Poland * Koch, Mississippi, United States * Koch, South Sudan, a village in Unity State, South Sudan * Koch Bihar, a princely state in north east India * Koch County, an administrative area in Unity State, South Sudan * Koch Kingdom, Assam, 13th-16th centuries Businesses * Koch Entertainment LP, now known as E1 Entertainment ** Koch Records, former name of Entertainment One Music * Koch Industries, petrole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puri
Puri () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state capital of Bhubaneswar. It is also known as ''Sri Jagannatha Dhama'' after the 12th-century Jagannath Temple (Puri), Jagannath Temple located in the city. It is one of the original Char Dham pilgrimage sites for Hindus. Puri is known by several names since the ancient times, and was locally known as "Sri Kshetra" and the Jagannath temple is known as "Badadeula". Puri and the Jagannath Temple were invaded 18 times by Muslim rulers, from the 7th century AD till the early 19th century with the objective of looting the treasures of the temple. Odisha, including Puri and its temple, were part of British India from 1803 till India attained independence in August 1947. Even though princely states do not exist in India today, the heirs of the House of Gajapati still perform the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predominantly covering present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. Geographically, it consists of the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta system, the largest river delta in the world and a section of the Himalayas up to Nepal and Bhutan. Dense woodlands, including hilly rainforests, cover Bengal's northern and eastern areas, while an elevated forested plateau covers its central area; the highest point is at Sandakphu. In the littoral southwest are the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. The region has a monsoon climate, which the Bengali calendar divides into six seasons. Bengal, then known as Gangaridai, was a leading power in ancient South Asia, with extensive trade networks forming connections to as far away as Roman Egypt. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
