Assam History

Lachit Borphukan is popularly called the “Shivaji of Assam” in competitive-exam literature because of his military leadership and resistance to Mughal expansion.

The Treaty of Majuli was signed in 1563 between the Koch and Ahom sides and is an important event in medieval Assam history.

Jorhat was the last capital of the Ahom kingdom. The Ahom capital shifted from Rangpur to Jorhat in 1794.

The source identifies Sutinphaa as Noriya Roja. Ahom rulers are often remembered by distinctive regnal titles in Assam history.

Gandhi’s first arrest by the British in India is associated with the Sabarmati phase of his political activities according to the source key. His major early campaigns included Champaran, Kheda and Ahmedabad.

The Mughal general Mir Jumla led the Mughal campaign that captured Koch Behar in 1661 during Aurangzeb’s reign.

The source identifies Suklengmung with the title Gargaya Roja in Ahom history.

Madhavdeva established the Barpeta Satra tradition and succeeded Sankardev as a major leader of Assam’s Neo-Vaishnavite movement.

Pushpalata Das organised the Mrityu Bahini in Assam during the Quit India Movement of 1942.

The All Assam Ryot Sabha was formed in 1933 and became an important platform for peasant interests in colonial Assam.

Muhammad bin Tughlaq introduced token currency during his reign in the 14th century, using copper/brass tokens intended to circulate like silver coins.

The source identifies Ajagar Hills in Goalpara district as the site of pink granite. Such local mineral-location facts are important for Assam geography.

The Dapog nursery method was introduced into India from the Philippines. It is used for raising planting material efficiently.

Kanaklata Baruah was shot at Gohpur police station on 20 September 1942 while participating in the Quit India Movement.

Suhungmung is the Ahom king known as Dihingia Roja. He ruled from 1497 to 1539.

The source identifies Sutuphaa as the Ahom king killed during conflict with the Chutia kingdom. Ahom–Chutia conflicts were important in the expansion of the early Ahom state.

The Ahoms occupied much of the Kachari kingdom during the reign of Suhungmung, a major expansionist Ahom ruler of the 16th century.

The source identifies Rajeswar Singha with the construction of the Navagraha temple at Chitrachal Hill, Guwahati. The temple is dedicated to the nine planetary deities.

The source identifies Simaluguri as the fourth capital of the Ahom kingdom. Ahom capitals shifted several times before the final capital at Jorhat.

Barua Bamungaon is the location identified by the source for Assam’s first sugar mill, an early landmark of the state’s industrial development.