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The history of Assam is the history of a confluence of people from the east, west, south and the
north; the confluence of the Tibeto-Burman (Sino-Tibetan), Indo-
Aryan and Austroasiatic cultures. Although invaded over the centuries, it was never a vassal or a
colony to an external power until the third Burmese invasion in 1821, and, subsequently, the
British ingress into Assam in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War.
The Assamese history has been derived from multiple sources. The Ahom kingdom of medieval
Assam maintained chronicles, called Buranjis, written in the Ahom and the Assamese languages.
founder

Sukapha
Sukapha was a 13th-century ruler who founded the Ahom kingdom that ruled Assam
for six centuries. Contemporary scholars trace his roots to Burma. “Sukapha was a
leader of the Ahoms.

History of ancient Assam comes from a corpus of Kamarupa inscriptions on rock, copper plates,
clay; royal grants, etc. that the Kamarupa kings issued during their reign. Protohistory has been
reconstructed from folklore: epics like Mahabharata, and two medieval texts compiled in the
Assam region—the Kalika Purana and the Yogini Tantra.
The history of Assam can be divided into four eras. The ancient era began in the 4th century with
the mention of Kamarupa in Samudragupta's inscriptions on the Allahabad pillar and the
establishment of the Kamarupa kingdom. The medieval era began with the attacks from
the Bengal Sultanate, the first of which took place in 1206 by Bakhtiyar Khilji as mentioned in the
Kanai-boroxiboa rock inscription, after the breakup of the ancient kingdom and the sprouting of
medieval kingdoms and chieftain-ships in its place. The colonial era began with the
establishment of British control after the Treaty of Yandaboo in 1826, and the post-colonial era
began in 1947 after the Independence of India.

6 Airports
6 Airports in Assam (2020 Updated List)

What is the another name of Assam?

Asom
Assam's name to be changed to 'Asom' | India News - Times of India. Feb 27, 2006

How assam go is name

The name Assam is derived from the word asama, meaning “peerless” in the now extinct
Ahom language. The neighbouring states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and
Meghalaya were once part of Assam. The capital, formerly Shillong (now the capital of
Meghalaya), was shifted to Dispur, a suburb of Guwahati, in 1972.

Assam famouns for

Assam is known for Assam tea and Assam silk. The state was the first site for oil drilling in
Asia. Assam is home to the one-horned Indian rhinoceros, along with the wild water buffalo,
pygmy hog, tiger and various species of Asiatic birds, and provides one of the last wild
habitats for the Asian elephant.

Old name

Kamarupa
Kamarupa, also called Kamrup or Kamata, ancient Indian state corresponding
roughly to what is now the state of Assam, in northeastern India.

Formed on 15 aug 1947

Shillong
The Assam Legislative Assembly came into being on the day of its first sitting on
April 7, 1937 in the Assembly Chamber at Shillong, the erstwhile Capital of the
composite State of Assam. Situated in the North East of the Country, Assam has
had a glorious history of her own.

Symbols of Assam State

Emblem

Seal of Assam
Dance

Bihu dance
Mammal

One horned rhinoceros

Bird

White-winged wood duck

Flower

Rhynchostylis retusa
Tree

Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
Drink

Assam tea
River

Brahmaputra
Costume

Suriya-Panjabi and Gamosa (for men), Mekhela chador (for women)

Some important facts about Assam

1. Biggest north Eastern state of india

2. Assam’s earlier capital is shilling. Present capital is Dispur
3. Why is Assam called the land of Red River?
 ASSAM, stretching across the Brahmaputra valley and surrounded by
garlands of hills is the land of the 'Red river and blue hills'. The red refers to
another name of the mighty Brahmaputra — Lauhitya (Luit as
the Assamese fondly call it) and the blue from the hills simmering in the
distance creating a blue haze.
4.

The State is close to India's international borders with Bangladesh and Bhutan. Assam is surrounded
by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh on the north, Manipur, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh on the
east and Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram on the south. Wes – west Bengal, Bangladesh