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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]
Chin-Lushai Land: Including a description of the various expeditions into the Chin-Lushai Hills and the final annexation of the country. Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co. Reid, Robert (1942). The Lushai Hills: culled from History of the frontier areas bordering on Assam from 1883-1941. Calcutta: Firma KLM. p. 49. Shakespear, L.W (1929).
As Blackwood's expedition travelled into the Lushai Hills, it met no resistance. On December 9 1944, Blackwood reached Lalchukla's village. Lalchukla was unprepared because he had been negotiating with Krishna Manikya and didn't anticipate the British would form a punitive expedition.
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.
[10] Nuthall commanded his column to advance along the Dhaleswari River. [11] From 26 January to 3 February, heavy rains followed, affecting the feasibility of traversing the Lushai Hills. [10] The route became impractical after the week long rain. [11] Nuthall's column was heavily affected by terrain changes from the heavy rain. The ...
The Lushai Hills District Act no.III reduced the fathang (paddy tax) from six tins to 3 tins. [177] 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. [ 178 ]
The Lushai Rising was the conflict between the British and the Lushai chiefs following the annexation of the Lushai Hills after the Chin-Lushai Expedition. It concerned the Western chiefs, the Eastern chief and Southern chiefs separately at different intervals.