Important for all exams- Assam History

Presenter : Tulika
During whose reign the Joysagar tank was bulit at Sivasagar ?

A Rudra Singha
B Siva Singha
C Gadapani
D None of these

• Joysagar Tank, also known as Joysagar Borpukhuri is a large tank located at

Answer : A Sivasagar district, Assam, India.The lake is 5 km from the center of the
Sivasagar town. The lake has historical significance.

• The lake was made during the reign of the renowned Ahom king, Rudra
Singha. About 5 km from the Sivasagar township, three set of temples are
located on the northern bank of the lake. The most renowned among these sis
the Joy dol, which is also known as the Keshavnaryan Vishu dol.

• During winters, Joysagar lake becomes home to hundreds of migratory birds.

During this time bird watching is an important activity.
Who wrote ‘Tungkhugia Buranji’?

A Visheswar Bidhya
B Srinath Borbarua
C Dutiram Hazarika
D Kashinath Tamuli Phukan

Answer : B • Tungkhungia Buranji is a chronicle comprising the records of

Tungkhungia Ahom kings mainly from the reign of Rajeswar Singha
to Kamaleswar Singha, (1751–1806).

• It was written by Srinath Borbarua.

What was the name of the grandmother of Sankardeva?

A Hira
B Sadhani
C Khersuti
D Jira

Answer : C • Srimanta Sankardev( 1449–1568) was a 15th–16th century Assamese

saint-scholar, poet, playwright, musician, artist social-religious reformer and
a figure of importance in the cultural and religious history of Assam.

• Sankardev,was born into the Shiromani (chief) Baro-Bhuyans family at

Alipukhuri near Bordowa in present-day Nagaon district

• Sankardev lost his father to smallpox when he was about 7 years old and his
mother died either soon after his birth, or soon after his father's death;and he
was raised by his grandmother Khersuti.
Sadiyakhowa Gohain post was created during the reign of which Ahom King?

A Swargadeo Suhungmung
B Swargadeo Rudra Singha
C Swargadeo Pratap Singha
D None of them

Answer : A • Sadiya Khowa Gohain was the appointed official of Ahom Kingdom

• Sadiya Khowa Gohain based in Sadiya, administered the Sadiya

region that was acquired after the conquest of the Chutia kingdom in
1524.

• The post was created during the rule of Ahom King Suhungmung or
Swarganarayan.
The Ahom ruler was first to turn the Kachari Kings as Thapita and Sanchita was

A Suhungmumg
B Jaydhawj Singha
C Rudra Shingha
D Sukapha

Answer : A • The Ahom ruler was first to turn the Kachari Kings as Thapita and
Sanchita was – Suhungmung .

• He is also known as Dihingia Roja as shifted his capital to Bakata on

the bank of the river Dihing.

• First Ahom ruler to assume a Hindu title ‘Swarganarayan’.

Who among the following was the first Ahom ruler to officially accept Hinduism?

A. Jayaditya Singha
B. Jayadhwaj Singha
C. Pramatta Singha
D. Pratap Singha

Answer : B • Jayadhvaja Singha was important king of the Ahom kingdom.

• He was the first king who had openly accepted Hinduism.

• He was also the first Ahom king who became the disciple of a
Vaishnava Gosain.
The Dhodor Ali built during the reign of Gadadhar Singha has an extension from:

A Pancharatna to Jogighopa
B Naharkotia to Bongaigaon
C Kamargaon in Golaghat to Jaipur in Dibrugarh
D Sivasagar to Biswanath

• The Dhodar Ali or Dhudor Ali : English: Lazy Man's Road is a

212-km-long road starting from Kamargaon in Golaghat to Joypur in
Dibrugarh touching Mariani, Jorhat. It runs through four districts of
Answer : C Upper Assam holding significance for several neighboring states.

• Ahom king Gadadhar Singha got the road constructed somewhere

around 1687. The road is so called because the king mobilized some
dhods (dhod in Assamese means lazy) to build it. Those people were
said to pretend to be lazy in order to skip royal responsibilities that
made the king to deploy them in the construction. King Pratap
Singha built a stone bridge over the Dorika river on the road. This
Dorika bridge connects Sibsagar to the nearby town Sonari.
The Namdang Stone Bridge built during the reign of Rudra Singha in the year 1703 was
built in which style?

A Arch style
B Indo-Greek style
C Latina Style
D None of these

Answer : A • The Namdang Stone Bridge is a particular historic bridge situated in

the Indian state of Assam. The place is located near the Sibsagar
region which is just handful kilometres away from the bridge. The
bridge is an important part of the National Highway 37 of the
country.

• The unique characteristic of the bridge is that it was cut out from a
single solid piece of rock hundred years of age.
The Shiv dol was constructed during the reign of?

A Purandar Singha
B Shiv Singha
C Rudra Singha
D None of the above

Answer : B • Shiva dol (meaning the temple of the Lord Shiva) is a group of
structures comprising three Hindu temples of Sivadol, Vishnudol
(meaning temple of the Lord Vishnu) and Devidol (means temple of
the Goddess Devi Durga in the local Assamese language) shrines, and
a museum.

• The Shiva dol was constructed during the reign of Shiv Singha .
Which king of the Kamarupa was known as ‘Maharajadhiraja’?

A Pushyavarman
B Balavarman
C Bhaskar Varman
D Naranarayana

Answer: A • The Varman dynasty was the first historical dynasty of the
Kamarupa kingdom. It was established by Pushyavarman, a
contemporary of Samudragupta.

• Pushyavarma assumed the title of 'Maharajadhiraja' and the

'lord of Pragjotish' as mentioned in the Nalanda seal.
What was the name of King Bana ‘s daughter ?

A. Usha
B. Rukmini
C. Radha
D. Srimaya

• Bana, also referred to as Banasura is an asura king in Hindu

mythology, ruling from the city of Śoṇitapura.
Answer : A

• According to Assamese belief, the Agnigarh hillock was built by

Banasura to keep his daughter Usha in isolation.

• Mahabhairav Temple is believed to have been established by king

Bana with a Siva lingam.

• She is the daughter of the asura king Banasura and the wife of
Aniruddha, the grandson of Krishna. Her story of falling in love with
Aniruddha and wedding him is described in the Bhagavata Purana.
The title “Kumara Raja” was given to which king?

A Bhuti Varman
B Bhaskarvarman
C Hajjarvarman
D Bala Varman

Answer : B • “Kumara Raja” title was given to Bhaskarvarman.

• Bhaskaravarman was king of medieval Kamarupa and the last of the

Varman dynasty. After being captured by the Gauda king during the
reign of his father, he was able to re-establish the rule of the
Varmans.

• He made political alliances with Harshavardhana of Thaneswar.

In which year Mirjumla entered the Ahom capital Garhgaon?

A. 1662
B. 1561
C. 1651
D. 1661

Answer: A
• Mir Jumla invaded the Ahom kingdom in 17 March 1662 and left it
in January–February 1663. He was able to occupy Gargaon, the Ahom
capital, before the beginning of the rainy season, but he and his army
were confined mostly to Garhgaon and Madhupur during that period.
The Ahom king Sutamla had to take flight and hide in Namrup during
Mir Jumla's occupation of the capital. The defection of Baduli
Phukan, a high ranking Ahom commander, precipitated the Treaty of
Ghilajharighat in January 1663, with the Ahom king accepting
tributary status. Mir Jumla died on his way back before he could
reach Dhaka, his capital.
What was the first capital of the Chutia Kingdom?

A Swarnagiri
B Maibong
C Hajo
D Jorhat

Answer: A • The Chutia Kingdom was a late medieval state that developed around
Sadiya in present Assam and adjoining areas in Arunachal Pradesh.

• The first capital of Chutiya kingdom was Swarnagiri. It lasted from

1187 CE to 1225 CE. Ratnapur was the second capital.
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