History of the Relations of the Government With the Hill Tribes of the North-East Frontier of Bengal

includes index and biblioraphy

Part 1. I. Introduction The north east frontier definition ...1 Early history of Assam ...2 British intervention ...3 War between the british and burmese governments, March the 5th 1824 ...4 Organisation of the administration in British Assam ...5 Assam becomes a non regulation provines ...6 State of the province at annexation ...7 II. Sxetch of British relations with bhutan proper ...9 The bhutan terai, Dwars, or straths ...9 The Assam Dwars of Bhutan ...10 Bhutia outrages, 1828 ...11 Final attachment of the Dwars by the British, 1841 ...12 The Bhutan war ...13 Demarcation of boundary ...14 III. The extra brutan bhutias The Kuriapara Dwar ...15 The Kuriapara fair ...16 Later events ...18 The thebengen bhutias ...19 IV. The akas hazariKhawas and Kapachors Divisions and allies of the akas ...21 Commutation of the posa of the Hazari khawas ...22 Agressments with the Akas,1842 ...23 Later Events ...25 V. The duphla tribes Early notice of the Duphlas ...27 Partial submission of the Duphlas of char dwar ...28 Duphia disturbances in 1870 ...29 Further raids in 1872-73 ...31 Later events ...32 VI. The abors and mirits Close connection between the abors and miris ...33 Visits to the country ...34 Abor claims to revenue from gold washers and fishermen ...35 Captain vetch`s negociations in 1847 ...36 Further unploasantnees on the abor frontier ...37 Preparation for an expedition ...38 Causes of its failure ...40 Continued hostility of the Mayong abors ...41 Proposala for guarding the luckimpore district ...42 Later events ...44 VII. The mishmis Locial distribution of the mishmi tribes ...47 Dr. Griffith`s account ...48 Deefence of the Khampti Villages ...50 Submission of a chulkatta chief ...51 VIII. General review of policy on the sub himalayan border The inner line regulation ...55 IX. The khampti clans of sadiya Early history of the Assam Khamptis ...57 Continued immigration of Khampti ...58 The Khampti insurrection...59 Dispersion of the Khampti settlement ...60 X. The singphos of the sadiya Hannay`s account of the Singphos ...61 Their first appearance in Assam ...62 The political view of the situation ...63 Noufville`s expedition ....64 Recusancy of the Duffa gam ...65 Discussion of Assam policy ...66 Negotiation regarding him with the burmese government ...67 Second Burmese embasay to the patkoi frontier ...68 Fresh general outbreak of sigphos ...69 Enquiry into its causes ...70 Final report on the rebellion ...71 Later events ...73 XI. The moamariahs of Muttuck Early history of the moamariahs ...73 Arrangments made on the death of the bor senapati ...74 Part II. XII. The naga tribes. A. The patkoi nagas Extent of the Naga country ...77 First notice of these Nagas 1835 ...88 XIII. The Naga tribes. B. The seebsaugor nagas Early intercourse of the seebssugor Nagas with the plains ...91 Mr. Bronson`s mission ...92 Brodie`s tour, 1842 ...93 Brodie`s tour, 1844 ...94 Brodie`s tour 1846 ...95 Change of policy ...96 Effects of closing the Dwars ...97 Diffculties with tea, gardens ....98 Lieutenant holcombe`s murder and consequent oxpedition ...99 XIV. The Naga tribes.c. The Angami nagas Manipuri expeditions of 1832 and 1833 ...101 The north cashar hills under tularam ...102 Invitation to Manipur and Tularam to occupy the naga hills ...103 Grange`s first expedition, January 1839 ...104 Discussions of policy ...105 Grange`s second expedition, January 1840 ...106 Bigga`s expedition January 1841 ...107 Eld`s expedition, December 1844 ...108 Butler`s second expedition november 1846 -47 ...109 Government orders an expedition ...110 Vincent`s expedition november 1849 ....111 Tenth expedition, 1850 ...112 XV. North cachar XVI. Manipur XVII. The mikirs and rengma nagas XVIII. The Khasi and jaintia hills XIX. The garos Part III. XX. Hill tipperah XXI. The lushai or kookie tribes XXII. chittagong frontier tribes XXIII. Conclusion