Generic Elective (Interdisciplinary 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, Epigraphic, Literary, Numismatic and
Accounts of the Foreign Travelers
1.02 : Political conditions of the Brahmaputra Valley at the time of the
advent of the Ahoms
1.03 : Sukapha and his foundation of the
 kingdom-An assessment
1.04 : State formation in the Brahmaputra Valley-the Chutiya, Kachari
and the Koch State

Unit-2 2.01 : Expansion of the Ahom Kingdom in the 16th century- Conquests of
the Neighbouring States and Territories- Administrative
Developments
2.02 : Political Developments in the 17th century- 8Reign of Pratap
Singha
2.03 : Administrative Developments and role of
 Momai Tamuli Barbarua

Unit-3
3.01 : The Ahom-Mughal Relations in the Second half of the 17th Century
Wars – Mir Jumla’s Assam Invasion
3.02 : The Battle of Saraighat and its Consequences
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3.03 : Post-Saraighat Assam- the Court Crisis and Political
Developments- Ascendancy of the Tungkhungia Dynasty

Unit-4 4.01 : Ahom Rule at its Zenith- the Reign of Rudra Singha to Rajeswer
Singha
4.02 : Decline and fall of the Ahom Kingdom – the
 Moamariya Rebellion and the Burmese
 Invasions- The English East India Company
 and Assam- the Treaty of Yandaboo

Unit-5 5.01 : Ahom System of Administration: the State and the Paik system
5.02 : Ahom Policy towards the Neighbouring Hill Tribes
5.03 : Society in Assam under the Ahoms- Caste and Class Structures
5.04 : Religious life –-Sankaradeva and the Neo Vaishnavite MovementBackground and Implication

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

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