Ancient Assam
Ancient Assam
Ancient Assam
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HISTORY HISTORY
PRE-HISTORY
PRE- HISTORYOF
OFASSAM
ASSAM
STONE
STONEAGE
AGE MYTHOLOGICAL
MYTHOLOGICAL PEROD
PERIOD
DANAVA DYNASTY
MESSOLITHIC
MESOLITHIC NEOLITHIC
AGE AGE
KIRATA DYNASTY
RONGRAM
1. RONGRAM
VALLEY OF ASURA DYNASTYA
VALLLEY OF
GARO HILLS
GARO HILLLS
2. NORTH
CACHAR
HILLS
Varman Dynasty
1. Established by Pushya Varman in 350 AD
2. Kamrupa was first mentioned in the Rock Inscription of Samudra Gupta
as a frontier kingdom and subordinate to Gupta Kingdom.
3. 6th King Mahendra Varman assumed the title of Maharajadiraj.
4. The dynastic line of Varman Dynasty first appear in the Dubi and
Nidhan pur Copper Plate.
5. Kumar Bhaskar Varman was the last and the greatest ruler of the
Dynasty. (594-650)
6. During the reign of Bhaskar Varman Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang
visited kamrupa.
7. Varman Dynasty ruled till 655.
8. Avanti Varman was the last ruler of Varman Dynasty.
Salastambha Dynasty
1. According to the historians Salastambha Dynasty ruled in Assam from
675 – 900 AD.
2. Salastambha established the Dynasty.
3. He was also known as Avanti Varman.
4. Salastambha Dynasty was also known as Mlechchas means non Aryan.
5. Capital was Hatapeswara modern Tezpur.
6. Sri Harshadev was the greatest ruler of the Salastambha Dynasty.
7. Tyagasimha was the last ruler of the Dynasty.
Pala Dynasty
1. Established by Brahmapala
2. Three Captials
i) Hatapeswara
ii) Shri Durjaya
iii) Kamarupanagara
3. Some rulers of the dynasty Ratna Pala, Indra Pala, Harsha Pala
Society of Ancient Assam
1. We must rely primarily on epigraphical data in order to
paint a picture of ancient Assam society.