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Assam
Assam , state (2001 provisional pop. 26,638,407), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), extreme NE India. Dispur is the capital. Almost completely separated from India by Bangladesh, Assam is bordered by Nagaland and Manipur on the east, Mizoram , Tripura , and Meghalaya on the south, Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan in the north and west and West Bengal in the west. The terrain consists largely of hill plains and some hilly ranges in the south. The river valleys, particularly those of the Brahmaputra and Surma, contain the richest soil and support most of the people. The rainfall is often excessive.
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"Assam." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Assam." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Assam.html "Assam." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Assam.html |
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Assam
Assam, India Kamarupa A state named in the 13th century by, and after, the Ahoms, originally Shans, who came from Burma to establish a kingdom. The Ahoms' own name for themselves was Tai, but Ahom was pronounced Asam, hence the name of the state. It may mean ‘Undulating Land’; or it may be derived from the old Ahom word asama ‘peerless’, or possibly from the Thai ahom ‘invincible’. The area became part of British India in 1826. It was reduced in size when a portion of it was ceded to East Pakistan in 1947 on partition, and the creation of new states within it: Nagaland in 1963 and Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Mizoram in 1972.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Assam." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Assam." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Assam.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Assam." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Assam.html |
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Assam
Assam A constituent state of the Republic (Union) of India, to which it is linked by a narrow corridor through the lower Himalayas. Conquered by the British by 1838, it was developed into a plantation economy. A large Hindu and Muslim labour force was imported to this end, as a result of which it suffered from some of the worst ethnic and communal tensions after Indian independence in 1947. These were aggravated by Indian administrative reorganizations aimed at destroying Assam as a single entity, and by the influx of around two million Muslims from neighbouring East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) in the Pakistan Civil War (1970).
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Assam." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Assam." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Assam.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Assam." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Assam.html |
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Assam
Assam State in ne India, almost separated from the rest of the country by Bangladesh. The capital is Dispur and the largest city is Guwahati. It became a state in 1950, but its people have resented, and forcibly resisted, immigration from West Bengal and Bangladesh. The Bodo minority continue to push for a separate state n of the River Brahmaputra. Industries: tea, jute, timber, oil. Area: 78,438sq km (30,277sq mi). Pop. (2001) 26,638,407.
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"Assam." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Assam." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Assam.html "Assam." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Assam.html |
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"Assam." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Assam." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Assam.html "Assam." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Assam.html |
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