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| {{Geobox Region | |||
| <!-- ***Western Assam*** --> | |||
| | name = Western Assam | |||
| | native_name = | |||
| | other_name = Kamarupa | |||
| | other_name1 = Kamrup | |||
| | category = Western Assam | |||
| <!-- *** Image *** --> | |||
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| <!-- *** Symbols *** --> | |||
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| | symbol = Kamakhya.jpg | |||
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| |symbol_size = 100 | |||
| <!-- *** Etymology *** ---> | |||
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| <!-- *** Country etc. *** --> | |||
| | country = ] | |||
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| <!-- *** Parts *** --> | |||
| | capital = Guwahati (Ancient) | |||
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| | city = Barpeta | |||
| | city1 = Bongaigaon | |||
| | city2 = Guwahati | |||
| | city3 = Nalbari | |||
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| <!-- *** Geography *** --> | |||
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| <!-- *** Footnotes *** --> | |||
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| }} | |||
| ] | |||
| '''Western Assam''' or Lower Assam is a region in ], covering entire western ].<ref>" territory from Biswanath to Goalpara—was known as Western Assam; but another name—Lower Assam—gradually came into use." {{harv|Banerjee|1992|p=9}}</ref> It was home to the mighty kingdom of ] (3-12 AD), ruled by ] and ] from their capital's ] and ] respectively, both now known as modern Town of ]. Today it is largest city of ] while ], the capital of ], is in Guwahati. | |||
| ], ], ], Nagas, ], ], Vakatakas]] | |||
| ], First Historical Kingdom of Assam]] | |||
| ], ]</center>]] | |||
| ] | |||
| ==History== | |||
| ] Inscription of ]<center>]] | |||
| Western Assam was capital of ancient ]<ref>{{cite book |title=Discovery of North-East India |last= Sharma, Sharma |first=Suresh Kant, Usha|authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2005 |publisher=Mittal Publications |location= |isbn= |page=265 |pages=512 |accessdate=|url=}}</ref>. This kingdom was ruled by powerful dynasties: the ] (c. 350–650 AD) and ] (c. 900–1100 AD) from their capitals at present ]. | |||
| In the reign of the Varman king, ] (c. 600–650 AD), the Chinese traveler ] visited the region and recorded his travels. Later, after weakening and disintegration (after the Kamarupa]]-Palas), the Kamarupa tradition was somewhat extended until c. 1255 AD by the Lunar I (c. 1120–1185 AD) and Lunar II (c. 1155–1255 AD) dynasties. | |||
| ] (900-920), founded ] (900–1100 A.D) of Kamarupa. Dynasty ruled from its capital ], modern day Guwahati. The greatest of the Pala kings, ] had his capital at Kamarupa Nagara, now identified with North Guwahati. The last Pala king was ] (1075-1100).<ref>{{cite book |title=Readings in the history & culture of Assam |last=Samiti |first=Kamarupa Anusandhana |year=1984 |publisher=Kamarupa Anusandhana Samiti|pages=227}}</ref> | |||
| ==Demography== | |||
| The ethnic composition of present Western Assam consists of ] along with tribes like ] in the northern part of Western Assam while ]s in the south and ]es in the southwest. | |||
| ==Festivals== | |||
| Primarily festivals like ], ] along with dozens of other ] are celebrated. Harvesting festivals like ] are also widely celebrated all around Western Assam. | |||
| Muslims celebrate ]. | |||
| ==Religion== | |||
| ] and ] are main religion of Western Assam. Hinduism is further divided into ] and ]. | |||
| ==Culture== | |||
| Villages still contained the traditional Vedic culture while in case of towns and cities it relaxed a bit. Vedic culture largely flourished in the reign of ] (350-374), the founder of great ] of ] Kingdom and which reached its zenith in the reign of ] (600-650). | |||
| ==Language== | |||
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| |quote =Assamese entered into Kamarupa or western Assam where this speech was first characterised as Assamese. This is evident from the remarks of Hiuen Tsang who visited the Kingdom of Kamarupa in the first half of the seventh century A.D., during the reign of Bhaskaravarman. | |||
| |source =Upendranath Goswami, ''A study on Kāmrūpī: a dialect of Assamese''. | |||
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| }} | |||
| ] is spoken in once undivided ] district areas<ref>{{cite book |title=A contrastive analysis of the morphological aspects of Assamese and Oriya |last= Baruah |first=P. N. Dutta |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2007 |publisher=Central Institute of Indian Languages |location= |isbn= |page=10 |pages=263 |accessdate=|url=}}</ref> while ] is spoken in once undivided ] district areas. ], ], ] languages are spoken in respective tribal belts. | |||
| ] belongs to the group of Eastern Indo-Aryan languages, here marked in green]] | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==Notes== | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| ==References== | |||
| * {{Citation | |||
| | first = A. C. | |||
| | last = Banerjee | |||
| | editor-last =Barpujari | |||
| | editor-first =H. K. | |||
| | contribution = The New Regime, 1826-31 | |||
| | contribution-url = | |||
| | title = The Comprehensive History of Assam | |||
| | volume = IV | |||
| | series = | |||
| | year = 1992 | |||
| | pages = 1-43 | |||
| | place = Guwahati | |||
| | publisher = Publication Board, Assam | |||
| | url = | |||
| | doi = | |||
| | id = }} | |||
| ==Further reading== | |||
| {{refbegin}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title= The Social History of Kamarupa|last=Vasu |first=Nagendranath |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1922 |publisher= |location= |isbn= |page= |pages= |accessdate=|url=}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title= Kamarupa-Kalinga-Mithila politico-cultural alignment in Eastern India : history, art, traditions|last=Tripathi |first=Chandra Dhar |year=2008 |publisher=Indian Institute of Advanced Study|pages=197}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title= Kamarupa|last=Wilt |first=Verne David |year=1995 |publisher=V.D. Wilt|pages=47}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title=Ancient India |last=Majumdar |first=Ramesh Chandra |year=1977|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publications |pages=538}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of ancient Indian geography |last=Kapoor |first=Subodh |year=2002 |publisher=Cosmo Publications|pages=364}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization |last=Sen |first=Sailendra Nath |year=1999 |publisher=New Age International|pages=668}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title=The Indian encyclopaedia: biographical, historical, religious,administrative, ethnological, commercial and scientific |last=Kapoor |first=Subodh |year=2002 |publisher=Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd|pages=320}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title= Aspects of historical geography of Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa (ancient Assam)|last=Sarkar |first=Ichhimuddin |year=1992 |publisher=Naya Prokash|pages=295}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title=The great Indian corridor in the east |last=Deka |first=Phani |year=2007 |publisher=Mittal Publications|pages=404}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title=Assam's history and its graphics |last=Pathak |first=Guptajit |year=2008 |publisher=Mittal Publications|pages=211}} | |||
| * {{cite book |title=Readings in the history & culture of Assam |last=Samiti |first=Kamarupa Anusandhana |year=1984 |publisher=Kamarupa Anusandhana Samiti|pages=227}} | |||
| {{refend}} | |||
| == External links == | |||
| * | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| {{Western Assam}} | |||
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