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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]
The Mizo District, formerly called Lushai Hills District, was an autonomous district of the Indian state of Assam from 1947 till 1972 until it was granted the status of a Union Territory. This region was a significant part of Mizo history as it formally abolished the Mizo chieftainship system in 1954.
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 ...
After the annexation of the Lushai Hills to the British. Khalkam swore an oath of fealty with H.R. Browne, the North Lushai Hills political officer. However, upon realization of the taxes and coolie labour quotas, Khalkam conspired to rebel. [24] Khalkam held a meeting with many other chiefs and conspired for a rising against Fort Aijal.
The Lushai Hills District Act no.III reduced the fathang (paddy tax) from six tins to 3 tins. [170] The Lushai Hills Act (Acquisition of Chief's Rights) 1954 abolished chieftainship. The final legislation was the Lushai Hills Reorganisation of Chiefs' Rights Act 1954 which abolished the powers and privileges that chiefs held onto. [171]
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.
Mizo is a broad ethnic classification of subgroups or clans inhabiting Mizoram (in colonial times the Lushai Hills) in India. Members of many subgroups , especially speakers of the Central Kuki-Chin languages have joined and adopted the Mizo category.
Colonel John Shakespear CMG CIE DSO (Lushai: Tarmita,lit. ' Mr. Spectacles ', 1 September 1861 – 10 February 1942) was the first Superintendent of the British Lushai Hills serving from 1891 to 1896. He also was an officer of the British Army in India, an Indian Political Service officer, and an author. [1]