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Why is Lachit Day celebrated? About Lachit Barphukan Easy


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Table of The Contents:-

          ·           Lachit Divas is celebrated in November

                 24 every year in Assam

·      Ahom Society

·      Ahom Religion and Society

·      The nature of tribal societies 

1.  Lachit Divas is celebrated on November 24 every year in Assam


Lachit Divas is celebrated on November 24 every year in Assam to commemorate the heroism of Lachit Borphukan and the victory of the Assamese army at the Battle of Saraighat. The day is celebrated to promote the ideals of Lachit Borphukan – the legendary general of Assam's history.

Lachit Divas is observed in Assam on the 24th of November every year as a tribute to the Ahom General Lachit Borphukan who defeated a large Mughal Army on the banks of Brahmaputra in the Battle of Saraighat in 1671 to defend Guwahati.

Ahom king Prataap Singha, created the Borphukan title,

Borphukan (Ahom language: Phu-Kan-Lung) was one of the five patra mantris (councilors) in the Ahom kingdom, a position that was created by the Ahom king Prataap Singha.

2.  Who defeated the Mughals 17 times?


Yes, The mighty Ahoms fought and won against the Mughal empire seventeen times! In fact, they were the only dynasty not to fall to the Mughal Empire. Let us learn more about these brave Ahoms.
The Ahoms: Introduction

The Ahoms are said to be migrated in the 13th century, to the valley of the Brahmaputra from present-day Myanmar. Ahoms are said to have created a new state by suppressing the older political system of the Kacharies Danasty. 

They annexed the kingdoms of the Chhatigar and Kacharies and subjugated many other tribes. The Mughals under Mir Jumla attacked the Ahom kingdom in 1662. Their society was divided into clans or khels. They worshipped their own tribal gods.

3. Ahom Society


Ahom society was divided into clans or khels, which controlled several villages – among them were a few castes of artisans in the Ahom areas who later made their way to the nearby kingdoms. Khel often controlled several villages wherein all the adult males served in the army during the war. Also, people had started to move and shift from the heavily populated areas to the less populated ones. The peasant was given land by his village community. When the king could not take it away without the community’s consent.

The Ahoms build a large state by suppressing the older political system of the Kacharies Dynasty, i.e landlord. They annexed the kingdoms of the Kacharies in 1523 and Koch-Hajo in 1581 – all during the 16th Century. Ahoms also subjugated many other tribes. Due to this, the Ahoms built a kind of large state during the 1530s.

1a. Ahom Religion and Society


The Ahoms worshipped their own tribal gods. However, Brahmanas during the first half of the 17th century achieved a great influence, further giving rise to Hinduism. During their reign, Sib Singh Hinduism became a predominant religion. However, the Ahom kings did not completely let go of their traditional beliefs to some extent even after adopting Hinduism.

The Ahom society was very sophisticated. Poets and scholars were given land grants. Theatre was encouraged. The Ahom state was completely dependent upon forced labor and was forced to work for the state known as packs. Near about a census of the population was taken and each village was supposed to send a number of parks in and by rotation.

The majority of the people from the densely populated areas were moved to the thinly populated areas – further leading to the break of the Ahom clans. However, the administration had become quite centralized by the first half of the 17th century. The Ahoms did not practice cultivation even after they had migrated to the Brahmaputra valley defeated by Kacharies Dynasty.

2a.  The nature of tribal societies


Due to the emergence of large states changed, the nature of tribal societies was gradually changed and we can understand this with the help of two examples – the Gond society and the Ahom society.

The Ahoms society underwent many changes due to a large state being built. The influence of Brahmanas increased. The land was given to the temples and Brahmanas by the king. During the time, in the reign of Sib Singh – Hinduism became one of the predominant religions. However, even after adopting Hinduism, the Ahom kings did not completely give up their traditional beliefs.




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