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British rule in the Lushai Hills, spanning from the late 1889 to the 1947, commenced with the Chin-Lushai Expedition of 1889-90 leading to the formal establishment of the two administrative districts (North Lushai Hills, South Lushai Hills) in 1889 and continued through the integration of the regions into the province of Assam with both districts being merged as the Lushai Hills [4] until ...
The hills are for the most part covered with dense bamboo jungle and rank undergrowth; but in the eastern portion, owing probably to a smaller rainfall, open grass-covered slopes are found, with groves of oak and pine interspersed with rhododendrons. The Blue Mountain is the highest peak in Lushai hills. [3]
Thomas Herbert Lewin (Lushai: Thangliena, Chakma: Lubin Saab, 1 April 1839-11 February 1916) was a British military officer, linguist and ethnologist.He is most well known for his role as the superintendent of the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
After the Lushai Expedition of 1869, Edgar made a tour of the Lushai Hills with Hari Charan Sharma. Edgar would compile a detailed report on the geography and settlements of Lushai chiefs. He submitted a history of the tribes and chiefs and their genealogy and relations with the British. He traced the genealogy of Sailo chiefs to descend from ...
The Superintendent, Lushai Hills, created certain avenues by which the Lushai peoples could prove themselves worthy. The Village Welfare Committee was a great encouragement to a much needed unity. It brought Christians and non-Christians nearer, lessened the gap between Chiefs and people, the Chiefs and the Church, the men and the women.
Vanhnuailiana (English: Vonolel [a]; lit. ' the greatest of all under the skies ' [1]; c. 1800 - 1871) was the chief of the Eastern Lushai Hills. Vonolel expanded his influence over the Sukte and Poi tribes in the east and attempted incursions into Naga territories in Manipur.
The Lushai Hills participated in the 1952 general election on 4-5 January. [23] The seats concerning the Lushai Hills consisted of Aizawl East, Aizawl West and Lungleh. The Mizo Union won all three seats. [20] [23] The elections in the Lushai Hills district council were subsequently held on the same date. There were a total of 18 constituencies.
The British Indian Army Lushai Expedition of 1871 to 1872 was a punitive incursion under the command of Generals Brownlow and 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—and to convince the hill tribes of the region that they had nothing to gain and ...