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Suakpuilala
Suakpuilala, known by the British as Sukpilal, was a Lushai chieftain from the Sailo clan who held considerable influence over the western Lushai Hills. Suakpuilala conducted a series of raids in British tea plantations and entered a diplomatic relationship with the British soon after. He was also a patron of bazaars and riverines established in the Lushai Hills as the first official trade channels. A defender of his sovereignty, Suakpuilala's influence in the Lushai Hills was used by the British for mutual benefits. Chieftainship Suakpuilala began to grow his influence by annexing neighbouring chiefdoms. Another chief known as Ngura, who was a sworn enemy of Suakpuilala, passed away, and his son, Vonpilal, also passed away, leaving Ngura's widow, Impanee, to become regent to her infant son Lalhai. This weakening allowed Suakpuilala to take over their territories and grow his influence. Impanee broke her alliance with another chief, Vuta, and gave away land to Suakpuilala's son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizo Chieftainship
Mizo chieftainship refers to the system of Tribal chief, chieftainship used by the Mizo people, which historically operated as a gerontocracy. The chieftain system persisted among the various clans and tribes from the precolonial era through to the British colonial period and Indian Independence Act 1947, Indian independence briefly. The Mizo Union advocated for abolishing chieftainship in Mizoram. The chieftainships of Mizoram were eventually disbanded with the Assam-Lushai District ("Acquisition of Chief's Rights") Act in 1954. Society of Mizo Chiefdoms In the administration, the chief would cooperate with various individuals to achieve his duties. Among the most important of these individuals were the chief's elders, also known as ''Lal upate'' or ''upa''. The chief could choose who to appoint to this position and how many individuals could fit this capacity. The elders did not possess the ability to question decisions or criticise the chief and typically held meetings at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianphunga
Lianphunga (d. 1891; ) was a western Mizo chief. He was known for his raids inciting the Chin-Lushai Expedition and his participation in the Lushai Rising. Early life Lianphunga was the second living son of Suakpuilala. During the Lushai Expedition the western chiefs including Lianphunga supported the British with informers and guides. Chieftainship East-West War With the breakout of the East-West war of the Lushai Hills, Lianphunga was established with a village at Parvatui. He had previously advised his father Suakpuilala to move back from Tachhip which was too close to the eastern chiefs such as Liankhama who was encouraged to attack the closely settled jhum plots. However, Lianphunga sided with his father and began to clear the jungle to settle jhum plots. Chief Buangcheuva of Hmunpui attacked and chased away the cultivators but Lianphunga resumed clearing the forest. A second attack was mounted but Lianphunga laid out an ambush and managed to shoot and kill one of them which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizoram
Mizoram is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India, with Aizawl as its Capital city, capital and largest city. It shares 722-kilometres (449 miles) of international borders with Bangladesh to the west, and Myanmar to the east and south, with domestic borders with the Indian states of Assam, Manipur, and Tripura. It covers an area of 21,087 square kilometres (8,139 sq mi). 91% of the area is covered by forests, making it Forest cover by state in India, the most heavily forested state in India. With an estimated population of 1.25 million in 2023, it is the List of states in India by past population, second least populated state in India. With an urbanisation rate of 51.5% it is the Urbanization in India, most urbanised state in northeast India, ranking fifth in urbanisation nationwide. One of the two official languages and most widely spoken tongue is Mizo language, Mizo, which serves as a lingua franca among various ethnic communities who speak a var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiek
Reiek is a mountain and tourist spot 29 km from Aizawl, Mizoram, India. It rests at an elevation of 1,465 metres overlooking Aizawl and offers a view of the surrounding valleys and hills. On a clear day, the plains of Bangladesh can be seen from the top of the hill. Reiek Hill is surrounded by thick lush green temperate trees and bushes. Geography Reiek Tlang is a cuesta (a hill with a gentle slope on one side and a steep slope on the other) created by erosion of the Tertiary period, Tertiary sand shale Mineral alteration, alterations.GSI lists geo-tourism sites in North east Journals of India, August 24, 2021. Culture Heritage village Reiek has a typical Mizo people, Mizo village consisting of the distinctive traditional huts of ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lushai Expedition
The British Indian Army Lushai Expedition of 1871 to 1872 was a punitive incursion under the command of Generals Charles Henry Brownlow, Brownlow and George Bourchier (Indian Army officer), Bourchier. The objectives of the expedition were to rescue British subjects who had been captured by the Lushais in raids into Assam—including a six-year-old girl called Mary Winchester (Zoluti), Mary Winchester—and to convince the hill tribes of the region that they had nothing to gain and everything to lose by placing themselves in a hostile position towards the British Government. For the British, the expedition was a success: the prisoners were freed and the hill tribes agreed to negotiate peace terms. The border region was to remain peaceful until 1888 when large-scale raiding was resumed and another punitive expedition was organised. Prelude After turning the Burmese out of Assam during the First Anglo-Burmese War in 1824, the Bengal Presidency, Bengal Government of the East Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Mizoram
The history of Mizoram encompasses the history of Mizoram which lies in the southernmost part of northeast India. It is a conglomerate history of several ethnic groups of Chin people who migrated from Chin State of Burma. But information of their patterns of westward migration are based on oral history and archaeological inferences, hence nothing definite can be said. The recorded history started relatively recently around the mid-19th century when the adjoining regions were occupied by the British monarchy. Following religious, political and cultural revolutions in the mid-20th century, a majority of the people agglomerated into a super tribe, Mizo. Hence the officially recognised settlement of the Mizos became Mizoram. The earliest documented records of Mizoram were from the British military officers in the 1850s, when they encountered a series of raids in their official jurisdiction in Chittagong Hill Tracts from the neighbouring natives. By then they referred the land to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizo Clans
Mizo clans refers to the clans and subclans of the Mizo people. The term "Mizo" is a collective name for the people inhabiting the State of Mizoram who have close affinity in dialect, origins and customs. The word "Mizo" liberally refers to the hill people living in Mizoram, but certain groups, such as Chakma people, Chakmas, Reang people, Reangs, and Nepalis are not considered Mizo due to their lack of affinity. Mizo clans Lusei subclans Ralte subclans Hmar subclans References Sources * * * *{{cite book , last1=Lalbiakthanga , title=The Mizos: A Study in Racial Personality , date=1978 , publisher=United Publishers , location=Guahati Mizo people Mizo clans, Mizo clans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropuiliani
Ropuiliani (1828–3 January 1895) was the first recorded Mizo Queen in history during British colonial rule in the Lushai Hills. She is remembered for her resistance against British colonial forces after the death of her husband, Vandula. She was the Queen for Denlung and eight other villages, near present-day Hnahthial in Mizoram. She died in confinement at a prison in Rangmati, Bangladesh on 3 January 1895. Reign Ropuiliani was the daughter of Lalsavunga, the chief of Aizawl, and was born and raised in present-day Mizoram Governor Compound, Mizoram. In 1847 she was married to Vandula, the chief of Ralvawng. When her eldest son Dotawna died, leaving only minor heirs, Ropuiliani stepped into the role of regent and chieftainess. She upheld her late husband's policies of non-cooperation and resistance to British colonial authority, refusing to engage in negotiations or comply with British demands. Taxes, labor levies, and rice tributes were all withheld under her leadership, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zawlbuk
Zawlbûk (; ) was a traditional bachelorsʼ quarters of the Mizo people, predominantly of the lushei tribe, Luseis living in Mizoram, India. It was prominently the largest house in the tribe, tribal village, and it was customary for every village to have it constructed in the middle of the habitation. Even though its basic use was as a tribal youth dormitory, dormitory for all unmarried men of the village, it was much more a social institution where education, entertainment, professional development, skill and personal developments, and security of the tribal community were (almost) entirely centred. It also served as a resting place for guests, travelers and visitors. Architecture Zawlbûk was always located at the centre of the village, in close proximity to the tribal chief, chief’s residence. Since its basic purpose was to house all the bachelors of the village, it was dominantly the largest house. The size did vary from village to village depending on the size of the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banaithangi
Banaitangi was a Lushai chieftainess known as the sister of Sukpilal and wife of Murchuilal. She is most known for her beauty and poetry at the time and her separation from her husband. She was the first Lushai chieftainess to venture into the plains of Bengal. Chieftainship After Banaitangi was married to Murchuilal, she gained a positive reputation as a kind and compassionate chief compared to others. Due to the fact that Murchuilal spent time with his father, Lalchukla, who was captive in Sylhet, Banaitangi was encouraged to take an interest in public life and facets of chieftainship. She was the first Lushai chieftainess to come down to the plains of Sylhet, Agartala and Dhaka. Quarrel with her husband Murchuilal after marriage found Banaitangi to be an expensive wife. Banaitangi took control of managing estates and taking on roles of chieftainship in Murchuilal's absence. Laljeeka also raided Murchuilal's settlements as a revenge for Banaitangi'sa marriage rejection. In r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hill Tipperah
Tripura State, also known as Hill Tipperah, was a princely state in India during the period of the British Raj and for some two years after the departure of the British. Its rulers belonged to the Manikya dynasty and until August 1947 the state was in a subsidiary alliance, from which it was released by the Indian Independence Act 1947. The state acceded to the newly independent Indian Union on 13 August 1947, and subsequently merged into the Indian Union in October 1949. The princely state was located in the present-day Indian state of Tripura. The state included one town, Agartala, as well as a total of 1,463 villages. It had an area of 10,660 km2 and a population of 513,000 inhabitants in 1941. History The predecessor state of Tripura was founded about 100 AD. According to legend, the Manikya dynasty derived its name from a jewel ('Mani' in Sanskrit) that had been obtained from a frog. The first king who ruled the state under the royal title of Mani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Winchester (Zoluti)
Mary Winchester, or Zolûti to Mizos later Mary Innes Howie, (1865–1950) was a Scottish girl who was captured and held hostage by the Mizo tribes of Mizoram, India, in 1871, and rescued by the British expedition in 1872. This historic event marked the beginning of British rule in Mizoram that lasted until Indian independence in 1947. Indirectly, it also paved the way for Christian missionaries to introduce Christianity among the Mizos. Early life Mary Winchester was born to James Winchester. The identity of her mother is not widely recorded and has been noted as either Scottish or a native woman. James Winchester was recorded to live with a local woman, a Manipuri lady known as Maya Memsab from Tarapur village of Silchar. Mary Winchester possessed a slightly dark complexion, which was explained by her bronzed skin due to staying in the Hills for so long until later reports surfaced the possibility of her mother being Kuki. Kidnapping Mary Winchester lived with her father at C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
