Barak ValleyRegion in the Indian state of AssamDivision of Assam in North Eastern Region, IndiaBarak Valley (Bengali pronunciation:; Sylheti pronunciation:) is the southernmost region and administrative division of the Indian state of Assam. It is named after the Barak River, whose watershed roughly forms its northern border. The Barak valley consists of three administrative districts of Assam: Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi.
Dima Hasao districtDima Hasao district (), is an administrative district in the state of Assam, India. As of 2011, it is the least populous district of Assam. Dima Hasao district is one of two autonomous hill districts of Assam. The district headquarters Haflong is the only hill station in the state. Etymology"Dima Hasao" means "Dimasa Hills" in the Dimasa language.SilcharSilchar is a city and the headquarters of the Cachar district of the state of Assam, India. It is second largest city of Assam after Guwahati in terms of population and GDP. It is located 343 kilometres (213 mi; 185 nmi) south east of Guwahati. It was founded by Captain Thomas Fisher in 1832 when he shifted the headquarters of Cachar to Janiganj in Silchar. It earned the moniker "Island of Peace" from Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India.
Karimganj districtKarimganj district, officially Sribhumi district, is one of the 35 districts of the Indian state of Assam. The district headquarters and largest town is Karimganj. Located in southern Assam, it shares borders with the Indian state of Tripura and the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. Alongside Cachar and Hailakandi, it forms the Barak Valley region.
Undivided Cachar districtThe Undivided Cachar district is a former administrative district of Assam Province (now Assam) that is largely congruous to the Kachari kingdom of Govinda Chandra, the last king of the kingdom before its division and annexation by the British Raj. It has been divided into the present-day districts of Cachar, Dima Hasao (formerly "North Cachar Hills") and Hailakandi. Dima Hasao is an autonomous hill district of present-day Assam.
Twipra KingdomToday part ofIndiaBangladeshMyanmarTripura monarchy dataManikya dynasty (Royal family)Agartala (Capital of the kingdom)Ujjayanta Palace (Royal residence)Pushbanta Palace (Royal residence)Neermahal (Royal residence)Rajmala (Royal chronicle)Tripura Buranji (Chronicle)Chaturdasa Devata (Family deities)The Twipra Kingdom (Sanskrit: Tripura), anglicized as Tipperah, was one of the largest historical kingdoms of the Tripuri people in Northeast India.
AssamState in Northeast IndiaState in Northeast India, IndiaAssam is a state in Northeast India, located south of the Eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley and Barak River valleys. It covers an area of 78,438 km (30,285 sq mi), and is the second largest state in northeastern India by area. As per the 2011 census, the state had a population of 31.2 million, and is the largest by population in the region.
Tripuri peopleThe Tripuri people, also known as Tripuri, Tripura, Tiprasa, Twipras or Tipperahs, are a Tibeto-Burman-speaking ethnic group of the Indian state of Tripura and the independent nation of Bangladesh. They are the descendants of the inhabitants of the Twipra/Tripura Kingdom in North-East India and Bangladesh.
Koch dynastyToday part ofIndiaBangladeshBhutanThe Koch dynasty (; 1515–1949) ruled parts of eastern Indian subcontinent in present-day Assam and Bengal. Biswa Singha established power in the erstwhile Kamata Kingdom which had emerged from the decaying Kamarupa Kingdom. The dynasty came to power by overthrowing the Baro-Bhuyans of the region, who had previously ended the brief rule established by Alauddin Hussain Shah.
List of districts of AssamAssam, a northeasternstate of India, is divided into 35 administrative geographical units called districts. Assam has 35 districts. List of districts by divisionsAdministrationsA district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by the District Commissioner (DC), which combines the offices of the District Magistrate ultimately responsible for maintaining law and order and District Collector responsible for collection of the revenue.
Hailakandi districtHailakandi district is one of the 35 districts of Assam state in northeastern India. It makes up the Barak Valley alongside Cachar and Karimganj. It was constituted as a civil subdivision on 1 June 1869. Subsequently, it was upgraded to a district in 1989, when it was split from Cachar district. The district headquarters is Hailakandi.
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