Contents

History of Assam                              7-228
1. Ancient Assam                                
Introduction                                          7
Pre-history                                            8
Protohistoric Assam                            13
A brief Survey of the Sources            13
Urban civilization in Assam                25
Origin of the Name of Assam             27
Traditional Rulers                                28
The Period from Fourth to Twelfth Centuries CE      30
Religion in Ancient Assam                  36
Ancient dynasty and rulers name      38
Timeline of Ancient Assam (350-1206)      42
2.Medieval history of Assam             53
Introduction                                        53
Khen dynasty                                     54
Kamata kingdom                               55
Kachari Kingdom                              56
Chutiya kingdom                              58
Ahom Rule in Assam                        59
Ekasarana Dharma of Srimanta Sankardev        72
Ahom-Mughal conflicts                  75
Battle of Saraighat of 1671             82
Moamoria Rebellion                        87
Koch dynasty                                 90
Baro-Bhuyan                                  96
Burmese invasion of Assam          99
Treaty of Yandaboo                     101
Timeline of Medieval Assam (1206-1826)         105
3. Modern history of Assam           131
Introduction                                   131
British Rule and Its Consolidation   139
Bengal Presidency                          139

Chief Commissioner's Province       140
Eastern Bengal and Assam under Lt. Governor      141
Assam Legislative Council             142
Freedom Movement, Political Awakening and Integration              158
Post-colonial history: Assam after India's independence from British rule       164
Role of Freedom fighters from Assam in the independence movement           176
List of Chief Commissioners, Lieutenant-Governors and Governors                203
Timeline of Modern Assam                                                                                208
Art and Culture of Assam                            229-334
Introduction                                      229
People of Assam                              229
Religion                                             237
Language                                        239
Marriage                                          242
Traditional Dress of Assam             244
Folk Music                                        251
Art, Paintings and Handicrafts       257
Fair & Festivals                               264
Traditional Dance                           273
Cuisine                                           281
Architecture, Sculpture of Assam        284
Major Occupation in Assam          286
Important Places & Historical Monuments      292
State Symbols of Assam               330
Assamese cinema                         331
Assamese Literature             335-400
Introduction                                   335
History of Assamese Literature     337
List of Assamese writers with their pen names               354
Asom Sahitya Sabha                    358
List of Sahitya Akademi Award
for Assamese                             362
mobor 362
First In Assamese Language/Literature    364
Some Important Personalities        367