North East India in Details

The system of government was partly monarchical and partly aristocratic. The king, or Swarga Maharaja as he was called, was the supreme head of the state. All honors, titles, offices, decisions, and war measures emanated from the king, but he had to act according to the advice of the five hereditary councilors of state, the Buragohain, the Bargohain, the Barpatra-gohain, the Barbaruah, and the Barphukan. The King (Swargadeo) The kingdom of Ahom was under the rule of a king who was known as Swargadeo (Chao-Pha in Ahom language). The king had to be from the line of Sukaphaa, the first Ahom king. Generally, succession was based on primogeniture, though on occasion it was possible for the great Gohains (Dangaria) to elect another descendant of Sukaphaa from a different line or even enthroned or depose one. Dangaria For support in administration, Sukaphaa had two great Gohains: Borgohain and Burhagohain. They both had independent territories in the period of the 1280s, and were made veritab...

Assam a state in the northeast region of India is a unique geographical entity presenting a rich physical and cultural diversity. The state's natural landscape is changing fast with the growth of industrialization and urbanization and especially the ever-increasing inflow of people from within and outside the country.

Assam Agricultural Seasons and Major Crops Assam is predominantly an agricultural state, and agriculture plays an important role in people's livelihoods. The agricultural activities of the state are closely connected with its climate, rainfall, soil, and seasonal conditions. Assam receives abundant rainfall, particularly during the monsoon, making it suitable for cultivating a variety of crops. Rice is the most important crop and is widely cultivated throughout the state.  1. Agricultural Seasons of Assam Assam has two main agricultural seasons:   A. Kharif Season 1. The Kharif season begins with the arrival of the monsoon, mainly during June and July. 2. Kharif crops are generally sown during the monsoon period and harvested around the withdrawal of the monsoon in September and October. 3. These crops require relatively warm conditions and adequate rainfall. 4. The major Kharif crops of Assam include rice, maize, millets, jute, cotton, groundnut an...

The Development of Tea Cultivation in Assam: The development of tea cultivation in Assam is one of the most important chapters in the economic history of the region. The tea industry was introduced and developed under British colonial rule, mainly to reduce the British dependence on China for tea and to create a profitable export industry. Assam’s natural environment, including its climate, soil and rainfall, was highly favourable for tea cultivation. The discovery of the indigenous tea plant in Assam gradually led to the establishment of large commercial tea plantations. The Beginning of The Tea Industry in Assam: The beginning of the tea industry in Assam can be traced to 1823, when Robert Bruce discovered tea plants growing wild in the Sadiya region of Upper Assam. He came to know from the Singpho chief Beesa Gaum that the local people were already producing tea from these indigenous plants. Although the discovery was not immediately accepted by the scientific authorit...

India’s North East is called the land of the seven sisters, and is a region which can be best described as virgin, wild, and untouched by the modernizations taking place elsewhere in the world. The Seven Sister States of India are the contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. Seven sister states are located in the extreme northeast corner of India. ' Land of the Seven Sisters ' was coined to coincide with the inauguration of the new states in January 1972 by Jyoti Prasad Saikia, a journalist in Tripura, in the course of a radio talk show. Sven sister is a diverse biophysical region with serene and enchanting natural scenes of lofty snow-clad Himalayan peaks, densely forested hills, valleys and plains, colorful orchids, flowers, butterflies, birds and other wildlife, crystal clear waters of rivers, lakes and waterfalls and life infusing fresh fragrant air is still present to cool the eyes and delight the soul, mind, a...

The Treaty of Yandabo is the peace treaty that put an end to the First Anglo-Burmese war with the British emerging victorious. The treaty was signed on 24 February 1826, almost two years after the war broke out on 5 March 1824.  The treaty was signed by General Sir Archibald Campbell on the British side and on the Burmese side by the Governor of Legaing Maha Min Hla Kyaw Htin.  The British army had reached Yandabo village which was just eighty kilometers from the then capital Ava. This was one of the main reasons why the Burmese agreed to sign the treaty without any discussion. Terms of the Treaty of Yandabo The terms of the Treaty of Yandabo are as follows: The Burmese agreed to cede Assam, Manipur, Arakan, Tanesserim coast to the British completely without any type of control over these territories. The Burmese were to stop all interference in Cachar and Jaintia hills. The Burmese had to pay an indemnity of one million pound sterling in four installments to the British with...

Assam has tremendous tourism attractions like scenic beauty, cultural variety, ethnic mixture, and diverse flora and fauna. Such wealth of tourism resources endows Assam with a comparative advantage over many other states. Assam is endowed with plentiful natural and cultural resources that can form the basis for very lucrative tourism industry, creating employment and generating income not only in the urban centers but also in the rural areas. Yet for a variety of reasons this advantage has not brought for Assam the preeminent position that it deserves.

Karbi Anglong Plateau, or Karbi-Plateau, is the only plateau of Assam and is situated in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam. The Karbi Anglong Plateau, which is the easternmost part of the north-eastward projection of Gondwanaland, lies almost detached from the Meghalayan Plateau due to headward erosion of the Kopili and Dhansiri rivers and their tributaries. Physiography of Karbi Anglong Plateau  Geologically, the Karbi Anglong Plateau is known as the oldest landform in Assam. It is pear-shaped and has an area of about 7000 km 2 . Its link with the Meghalaya proper is towards the south through a patch of highly denuded and subdued senile terrain. It has been subjected to extreme weathering and denudation, and as a result, resistant sandstones of the Surma series which underlie them have contributed to the characteristic rugged topography with a number of hills purely of relict type. To the south lie the young folded ranges of North Cachar Hills and to the surrounding low...