Discipline Specific Elective (Any Four)

Objective:
The objective of this paper is to give a general outline of the history of Assam from the 13th
century to the occupation of Assam by the English East India Company in the first quarter of
the 19th century. It aims to acquaint the students with major stages of developments in the
political, social and cultural history of the state during the most important formative period

Unit-1 1.01 : Sources: Archaeological, Numismatic,
 Epigraphy, Literary Sources
1.02 : State Formation in Early Assam
1.03 : Varmana, Salastambha and Pala dynasty

Unit-2 2.01 : Foundation of the Ahom State and its Consolidation
2.02 : State Formation in the Brahmaputra Valley-the Chutiya, Kachari,
the Koch States and Bara-Bhuyans
2.03 : Expansion of the Ahom Kingdom in the 16th century
2.04 : Political Developments in the 17th century,
 Ahom-Mughal Conflict

Unit-3 3.01 : Tribal Kingdoms and Chiefdoms in Lower
 Assam region-their relations with the Ahom
State
3.02 : Post-Saraighat Assam, the Court crisis and
 Political Developments
3.03 : Ascendancy of the Tungkhungia Dynasty
3.04 : Ahom Rule at its zenith

Unit-4 4.01 : Decline and Fall of the Ahom Kingdom, the Moamariya Rebellion
4.02 : The Burmese Invasions
4.03 : The English East India Company in Assam Politics- the Treaty of
Yandaboo 1826

Unit-5 5.01 : The Ahom System of Administration-the Paik and the Khel system,
5.02: Ahom Policy towards the Neighbouring Tribes- the systems of Duar,
Posa, Khat and Pam .
5.03: Ahom Relations with the States of Manipur and Tripura

Suggested Readings:
Barpujari, H.K. : Assam in the Days of the Company
Baruah,S.L.: A Comprehensive History of Assam
Boruah, Nirode and Surajit Baruah: Asomar Itihas
Dutta, A.K. : Maniram Dewan and the Contemporary Assamese Society
Gait E.A. : A History of Assam
Nath. D.: Asam Buranji

Reference Books:

Acharyya, N.N.: The History of Medieval Assam
Baruah, S.L. : Last Days of Ahom Monarchy(1769-1826)
Baruah, S.L. and D. Nath : Chutiya Jatir Buranji
Bhuyan, N.C. : Baro Bhuyanr Chamu Buranji
Basu, N.K. : Assam in the Ahom Age (1228-1826)
Bhuyan, S.K. : Anglo-Assamese Relations(1771-1826)
Bhuyan, S.K.(ed.) : Asam Buranji
Bhuyan, S.K. : Tungkhungia Buranji, by Srinath Duara Barbarua
Devi,L. : Ahom-Tribal Relations
Dutta, A.K.: Maniram Dewan and the Contemporary Assamese Society
Gogoi, L. : A History of the System of Ahom Administration
Gohain, U.N.: Assam under the Ahoms.
Nath, D. : History of the Koch Kingdom
Sarma, A.C.: Tai-Ahom System of Government