Assam History

Tezpur is popularly called the City of Eternal Romance, a title linked with the legends of Usha and Aniruddha.

Ratnakanata Borkakoti used the pen-name Natun Kripabar, following the tradition of Lakshminath Bezbarua's Kripabar character.

She got Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for ger pioneering efforts in popularizing Goalporia Lokageet in 1989 and in 1991 she was also awarded with Padmashree Award.

The source identifies all three statements as correct regarding the Chutias, firearms and gunpowder traditions. It specifically links Chutia communities with Hiloidari (cannonmen) and Hiloi-Khanikars (gunmakers) during Ahom rule.

Phukan was the name of the officials above 6000 during the Ahom reign.

(Edited by S. K. Bhuyan, "Asamar Padya Buranji" or A metrical chronicle of Assam is a Buranji in verse consisting of Dutiram Hazarika's "Kali-bharat buranji" and Bisweswar Vaidyadhipa's "Belimarar buranji".)

Bordoichila is the sever thunderstorms that occurs in Assam during pre- monsoon season (April–May).

Gadadhar Singha is traditionally credited with initiating systematic land measurement in the Ahom kingdom. His reign (1681–1696) is associated with administrative consolidation.

Kanaklata Barua was martyred during the Quit India Movement on 20 September 1942 at Gohpur, Assam, while leading a procession to hoist the national flag.

Charaideo was the first capital established by Sukaphaa, founder of the Ahom kingdom, in 1228. It later became famous for the royal Moidams of Ahom royalty.

Biswa Singha founded the Koch dynasty in the early 16th century and consolidated Koch power in western Assam and adjoining areas. His son Nara Narayan later expanded the kingdom.

Pushyavarman is traditionally identified as the founder of the Varman dynasty of Kamarupa and a contemporary of Samudragupta. Kamarupa appears in Samudragupta's Allahabad Pillar inscription.

The source marks all three statements as correct. The episode belongs to the troubled Ahom period associated with Laluksola Borphukan and the child king Sulikphaa/Lora Raja, before Gadadhar Singha restored political stability.

Maniram Dewan was executed because the British identified him with the conspiracy to place Kandarpeswar Singha on the Ahom throne after the Revolt of 1857. He was hanged at Jorhat on 26 February 1858.

Malegarh Ruins in Assam are associated with resistance to British rule during the Revolt of 1857. The site is therefore an important location in Assam's 1857 history.

The Battle of Saraighat was fought in 1671 near Guwahati. The Ahom forces under Lachit Borphukan defeated the Mughal army commanded by Raja Ram Singh I and halted Mughal expansion into Assam.

The source identifies 1615 as the first Mughal-Ahom attack in the relevant chronology. Early clashes included fighting near the Bharali River; the wars continued through much of the 17th century.

The source marks all three statements as correct. Joymoti Konwari is remembered for refusing to disclose the hiding place of her husband Gadapani despite torture. After Gadapani became Gadadhar Singha, his son Rudra Singha commemorated her with Joysagar Tank.

Atan Burhagohain, also known as Dihingia Raja, was the Rajmantri in Lachit Borphukan’s command during the Battle of Saraighat in 1671.

The Assam Provincial Congress Committee was formed in 1921, strengthening Congress organisation in Assam during the Non-Cooperation period.