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Phulaguri Dhawa
The Phulaguri Uprising (also Phulaguri Dhawa/Dhewa) was an agrarian uprising in Phulaguri village in the Brahmaputra Valley, in October 1861 against the new income and farm taxation policies of the British Indian Empire following the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The murders of Lieutenant B H Singer and two police constables on 18 October 1861 led to mass reprisals in which at least 54 Assamese farmers were killed. Background The Indian Empire was charged all of the expenses the East India Company and the British Crown supposedly bore to suppress the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British Crown also sought to recover all of the compensation paid to the shareholders of the East India Company when it ceded all Indian territory to the crown. The income and license taxes imposed on Indian citizens as a result caused hardships in the Brahmaputra valley too, where crops, fisheries, fodder, timber and trees on which silkworms feed were all taxed. A ban in 1860 on poppy cultivation mad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betel Leaf
The betel (''Piper betle'') is a vine of the family Piperaceae, which includes pepper and kava. The betel plant is native to Southeast Asia. It is an evergreen, dioecious perennial, with glossy heart-shaped leaves and white catkins. Betel plants are cultivated for their leaves which is most commonly used as flavoring in chewing areca nut ( betel nut chewing). Etymology The term betel was derived from the Malayalam word ''vettila'' via Portuguese. Distribution ''Piper betle'' is originally native to South Asia and in Southeast Asia, from Island Southeast Asia (Philippines, Timor-Leste and the Lesser Sunda Islands, and Peninsular Malaysia) to Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar). Its cultivation has spread along with the Austronesian migrations and trade to other parts of Island Southeast Asia, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia, Micronesia, South Asia, the Maldives, Mauritius, Réunion Island, and Madagascar. It has also been introduced during the Colonial Er ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resistance To The British Empire
Resistance may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Comics * Either of two similarly named but otherwise unrelated comic book series, both published by Wildstorm: ** Resistance (comics), ''Resistance'' (comics), based on the video game of the same title ** The Resistance (WildStorm), ''The Resistance'' (WildStorm), by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Juan Santacruz * The Resistance (AWA Studios), ''The Resistance'' (AWA Studios), an AWA Studios comic book meta series * ''Resistance: Book One'', graphic novel series by Carla Jablonski with art by Leland Purvis and published by First Second Books Fictional characters *Resistance (Star Wars), Resistance (''Star Wars''), the primary protagonist organization in the Star Wars sequel trilogy *The Resistance, one of two factions in ''Ingress (video game), Ingress'' Films *Resistance (1945 film), ''Resistance'' (1945 film), a 1945 French film *Resistance (1992 film), ''Resistance'' (1992 film), a 1992 Australian film *Resistance (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British India
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one form or another, they existed between 1612 and 1947, conventionally divided into three historical periods: *Between 1612 and 1757 the East India Company set up factories (trading posts) in several locations, mostly in coastal India, with the consent of the Mughal emperors, Maratha Empire or local rulers. Its rivals were the merchant trading companies of Portugal, Denmark, the Netherlands, and France. By the mid-18th century, three ''presidency towns'': Madras, Bombay and Calcutta, had grown in size. *During the period of Company rule in India (1757–1858), the company gradually acquired sovereignty over large parts of India, now called "presidencies". However, it also increasingly came under British government oversight, in effect shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamrup District
Kamrup Rural district, or simply Kamrup district (Pron: ˈkæmˌrəp or ˈkæmˌru:p), is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India formed by dividing the old Kamrup district into two in the year 2003; other being Kamrup Metropolitan district, named after the region it constitutes. This district, along with Nalbari, Barpeta, Kamrup Metropolitan, Bajali and Baksa district Baksa district ( or ) is an administrative district in the Bodoland Territorial Region of Assam, one of the North-Eastern states of India. The administrative headquarters is at Mushalpur. Manas National Park is a part of this district. His ...s has been created from the Undivided Kamrup district. History Kamrup Rural district was created by bifurcating Undivided Kamrup district in 2003. The Government of Assam, during the Chief-ministership of Late Tarun Gogoi, had proposed to bifurcate it further and create a new district, named South Kamrup. In 2016, the process of creation of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauhati
Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam. A major riverine port city along with hills, and one of the fastest growing cities in India, Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra. It is called the ''Gateway to North East India''. The ancient cities of Pragjyotishpura and Durjaya (North Guwahati) were the capitals of the ancient state of Kamarupa. Many ancient Hindu temples like the Kamakhya Temple, Ugratara Temple, Basistha Temple, Doul Govinda Temple, Umananda Temple, Navagraha Temple, Sukreswar Temple, Rudreswar Temple, Manikarneswar Temple, Aswaklanta Temple, Dirgheshwari Temple, Asvakranta Temple, Lankeshwar Temple, Bhubaneswari Temple, Shree Ganesh Mandir, Shree Panchayatana Temple, Noonmati, and the like, are situated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tezpur
Tezpur () is a city and urban agglomeration in Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Tezpur is located on the banks of the river Brahmaputra, northeast of Guwahati, and is the largest of the north bank cities with a population exceeding 100,000 as per Metropolitan Census 2011. Tourism Tezpur has several places to visit: * Agnigarh: This hillock on bank of river Brahmaputra is the site of legendary romance of princess Usha (the only daughter of King Banasura) and Aniruddha , the grandson of Lord Krishna . According to legend, Usha was kept on this hillock which was surrounded by fire, hence the name of Agnigarh. * Mahabhairav Temple: The ancient temple of Mahabhairab stands to the north of Tezpur town. According to legend, the temple is believed to have been established by king Bana with a Siva lingam. Formerly, this temple was built of stone but the present one is built of concrete. During the later years, the Ahom kings donated devottar land for the Temple and Pujaris a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North East Frontier Agency
The North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA), originally known as the North-East Frontier Tracts (NEFT), was one of the political divisions in British India, and later the Republic of India until 20 January 1972, when it became the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh and some parts of Assam. Its administrative headquarters was Shillong (until 1974, when it was transferred to Itanagar). It received the status of State on 20 February 1987. History Tracts (1914–1954) In 1914, some tribal-majority areas were separated from the former Darrang and Lakhimpur districts of Assam Province of British India to form the North-East Frontier Tract (NEFT). The NEFT was initially divided into two sections: (i) the Central and Eastern Section (made up of the former Dibrugarh Frontier Tract (created in 1884) and some more areas in the South) and (ii) the Western Section. Each section was placed under a political officer. In 1919, the Central and Eastern Section was renamed the Sadiya Frontier T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolong River
The Kolong River or Kailang is an anabranch of the Brahmaputra River, which diverts out from the Brahamputra river in Hatimura region of Jakhalabandha (Nagaon district, Assam, India), and meets the same at Kolongpar near Guwahati. The tributary is about long and flows through the districts of Nagaon, Morigaon and Kamrup; on the way, several smaller streams ( Diju, Missa and others) meet it. The river flows through the heart of the Nagaon urban area dividing the town into Nagaon and Haiborgaon. History and cultural influence Medieval History Bhuyan settlement in the Kalang valley is there since 13th-14th century as suggested by some religious literature. There had been also Kachari people settled. Since the reign of Swargadeo Suhungmung Dihingia roja when the Ahom kingdom extended much westward, it gained strategic, political and also commercial and economic importance. Swargadeo Pratap Singha established a large numbers of well planned villages on it both banks and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daroga
Darogas (also spelled darogha or daroghah) were police officials in the Mughal Empire and the British Raj. In the Mughal Empire, a daroga was superintendent of the "slaves" of a Mughal monarch. Duties performed by daroga The darogas served in the armies of Kachhwahas and Mughals; and in accordance with the duties performed by them, the darogas were given various titles like ''daroga-i-sutarkhana'', ''daroga-i-topkhana'', and ''daroga-i-baroodkhana''. Daroghas answered to district magistrates who were in charge of areas at least ; because the magistrates were responsible for such a large area, the daroghas were normally the most powerful local authorities. In some cases, they were in charge of factories. The darogas also had command over the police in rural areas. Female daroga The women assigned to the administration of the imperial harem were also given the title of darogha. The position was appointed by the emperor himself, and marked a great honor for the woman and her family. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the NCT Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House (India), Parliament House, and the Supreme Court of India. New Delhi is a Municipal governance in India, municipality within the NCT, administered by the New Delhi Municipal Council, NDMC, which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger List of districts in India, administrative district, the New Delhi district. Although colloquially ''Delhi'' and ''New Delhi'' are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with both the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part of the megacity of Delhi. The National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region is a much larger entity compri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raijmel
Raijmel (Assamese: (people), ''mel'' (meeting)) is a people's meeting in Assam, an old political and social institution that originated in medieval times. The word is derived from , which was originally an administrative or a fiscal unit in some parts of medieval Assam. Since these meetings could encompass more than one village, they were politically more potent than the village panchayat The Panchayat raj is a political system, originating from the Indian subcontinent, found mainly in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. It is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent, and historical ment .... Raijmels played an important role in peasant organization and uprisings in colonial Assam, especially during the uprisings at Phulaguri (1861), Rangia(1893-94),Lachima(1894) and Patharughat (1894). In present-day Assam, villagers continue to meet in . Notes References * {{refend History of Assam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
