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2014.
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| Summary/Abstract |
Assam is a land of different cultural groups. Prior to the advent of the Ahoms, the Mongolian people from Thailand, in the 13th century, different regions of Assam were ruled by different dynasties such as Plas, Koches, Kacharis and Chutiyas. The Ahoms invaded Assam in 1236. The land was named "Asom" by the Ahoms (Assam is its an glicised form). Down the line, they have assimilated into the culture of this land.' The Burmese invaded Assam in 1818 and the Ahorns rulers could not stop them. Thus, the British started interfering in the politics of Assam. Assam came under British rule after the Treaty of Yandabo signed between the Burmese and the British in 1826. In 1838, Assam was amalgamated with Bengal. Assam became a province in 1874. In 1905, Bengal was partitioned; Assam was also amalgamated with eastern part of Bengal. In 1912, Bengal was reunited; again, Assam became a province. After the partition of India
and Pakistan in 1947, Sylhet district of Assam (leaving Karimganj to India) was transferred to Pakistan. Finally, Assam became a state of India in 1950. Down the line, the states of Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh were created out of Assam. With a population of about 31 million (Indian Census 2011), Assam is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse states of India. Assam has been witnessing different kinds of political movements of varying scale ranging from the movement which sought to establish an independent state of Assam to the formation of new states (provinces) within India? Thus Assam has been the victim of violence unleashed by different insurgent groups in which two of them have been banned by the government for seeking
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