Short History of N

Dima Hasao District

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History of Dima Hasao District

^{Dima Hasao
District}^{district was a part of Kachari Kingdom
before 1832. The kingdom was extended from
Jamuna in the North to the foot-hills of Lushai Hills in the
south & from the   Kopili in the west to the
Angami & Katcha Naga hills beyond   the
Dhansiri   in the east. The Dimasa
Kachari   kings had   their Capitals
successively at Dimapur, Maibang, Kashpur
& lastly at Horitikor    ( Karimganj district
near Badarpur ). In 1830, the Dimasa
king   Gobinda Chandra was assasinated
by his own general Gambhir Singh, after
that the British annexed the southern part of the kingdom on 14th
August 1832 under the doctrine of Lapsi. The rest was ruled by last
Dimasa General   Tularam. In 1837 a
portion of Tularam’s kingdom
was further annexed to the British Empire &
constituted into a sub-division of Nagaon
district in 1837 with Head
quarter        at Asalu. In
1854, on the death of Tularam,
the remaining portion of his kingdom was finally annexed
to the British Empire & added to the Asalu sub-division.}

^{In 1867
this sub-division was abolished & apportioned into three parts
among the districts Cachar, Khasi &
Jaintia Hills & Nagaon.}

^{The
present North Cachar Hills district was included in the
old Cachar district with Asalu being only
police outpost. In 1880, this portion was constituted
into a sub-division with Head quarters at Gunjung under Cachar district.}

^{This head quarter was
shifted to Haflong in 1895. Since then Haflong
continues to be the Head quarter. In 1951, after commencement of
the constitution of India, North
Cachar Hills as specified under paragraph 20
of the sixth schedule to the constitution, ceased to be
a part of Cachar district. This part along with Mikir Hills constituted a new
civil district namely “ United district of North Cachar
& Mikir Hills” with effect from 17th
November, 1951. According to the provision of sixth
schedule, two different councils were
constituted later on, viz., North Cachar Hills
District Council & Mikir Hills District
Council within the geographical boundary of
that district. Dima Hasao District District Council was
inaugurated on 19th April, 1952.}

^{In
2nd February, 1970, Government declared
an independent administrative district, viz.,
North Cachar Hills District with   the
geographical   boundary of autonomous North
Cachar Hills district council. It may
be   mentioned   here   that   at
present this autonomous council possesses administrative control
over almost all departments of the district except Law & order,
Administration & Treasury Deptt.}

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