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!District Headquarters | !District Headquarters | ||
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| Kamrup | | [[Kamrup]] | ||
| [[Gauhati]] | | [[Gauhati]] | ||
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| Darrang | | [[Darrang District|Darrang]] | ||
| [[Tezpur]] | | [[Tezpur]] | ||
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| Nowgong | | [[Nowgong District|Nowgong]] | ||
| [[Nowgong]] | | [[Nowgong]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Sibsagar | | [[Sibsagar District|Sibsagar]] | ||
| [[Sibsagar]] | | [[Sibsagar]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Lakhimpur | | [[Lakhimpur District|Lakhimpur]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Dibrugarh]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Goalpara | | [[Goalpara District|Goalpara]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Dhubri]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Garo Hills | | [[Garo Hills]] | ||
| [[Tura]] | | [[Tura]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Naga Hills | | [[Naga Hills]] | ||
| [[Kohima]] | | [[Kohima]] | ||
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| Khasi and Jaintia Hills | | [[Khasi and Jaintia Hills]] | ||
| [[Shillong]] | | [[Shillong]] | ||
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| [[Sylhet]] | | [[Sylhet]] | ||
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| Cachar | | [[Cachar District|Cachar]] | ||
| [[Silchar]] | | [[Silchar]] | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
====Historical books | ====Historical books online==== | ||
[http://archive.org/stream/statisticalaccou01huntuoft#page/n6/mode/1up ''A Statistical Account of Assam Volume I''] by W W Hunter 1879 (archive.org)<br> | *[http://archive.org/stream/statisticalaccou01huntuoft#page/n6/mode/1up ''A Statistical Account of Assam Volume I''] by W W Hunter 1879 (archive.org)<br> | ||
[http://archive.org/stream/astatisticalacc31huntgoog#page/n9/mode/1up ''A Statistical Account of Assam Volume II''] by W W Hunter 1879 (archive.org)<br> | *[http://archive.org/stream/astatisticalacc31huntgoog#page/n9/mode/1up ''A Statistical Account of Assam Volume II''] by W W Hunter 1879 (archive.org)<br> | ||
*''Assam District Gazetteers''. Published 1905-1928, Volumes 1-10 by B.C. Allen, 1905-06; Volume 11 written anonymously, 1928. Supplementary volumes were published c 1915. | |||
**There is a download available as a pdf file from [[Online books#Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset|Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset]] catalogued as ''1905 Assam District Gazetteers Vols 1 To 10'', located under Books, Indian Subcontinent, 1905. The following are mainly pdf downloads, Digital Library of India: | |||
**[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/463827 ''Cachar Vol. 1''] 1905; | |||
**[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/17352 ''Sylhet Vol. 2''] 1905, [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/463803 ''Sylhet Supplement''] 1915; | |||
**[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/55772 ''Supplement to Goalpara''] 1914; | |||
**[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/463813 ''Kamrup Vol. 4''] 1905; | |||
**[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/463808 ''Darrang Vol. 5''] 1905, [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/463805 ''Darrang Supplement''] 1915; | |||
** [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/210366 ''Nowgong Vol. 6''] 1903; | |||
**[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/206853 ''Sibsagar Vol. 7''] 1906, [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/55771 ''Sibsagar Supplement''] 1915; | |||
**[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/206852 ''Lakhimpur Vol. 8''] 1905, [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/463809 ''Lakhimpur Supplement''] 1916; | |||
**[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/463818 ''Naga Hills And Manipur Vol. 9''] 1905; | |||
**[https://archive.org/details/assamdistrictga00allegoog ''The Khasi and Jaintia Hills, the Garo Hills and the Lushai Hills Vol.10''] 1906 Archive.org., [http://eap.bl.uk/database/overview_item.a4d?catId=183535;r=8723 ''Volume10 Supplement''] 1915. British Library EAP file (Tiff images, may require a plug-in) | |||
**[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/463820 ''Vol.11''] The Sadiya and Balipara Frontier Tract ? 1928. | |||
[[Category:Districts| Assam District]] | [[Category:Districts| Assam District]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:45, 9 June 2016
The districts of Assam Province prior to the formation of Eastern Bengal and Assam in 1905 were:
| District Name | District Headquarters |
|---|---|
| Kamrup | Gauhati |
| Darrang | Tezpur |
| Nowgong | Nowgong |
| Sibsagar | Sibsagar |
| Lakhimpur | Dibrugarh |
| Goalpara | Dhubri |
| Garo Hills | Tura |
| Naga Hills | Kohima |
| Khasi and Jaintia Hills | Shillong |
| Sylhet | Sylhet |
| Cachar | Silchar |
External links
Historical books online
- A Statistical Account of Assam Volume I by W W Hunter 1879 (archive.org)
- A Statistical Account of Assam Volume II by W W Hunter 1879 (archive.org)
- Assam District Gazetteers. Published 1905-1928, Volumes 1-10 by B.C. Allen, 1905-06; Volume 11 written anonymously, 1928. Supplementary volumes were published c 1915.
- There is a download available as a pdf file from Pahar-Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset catalogued as 1905 Assam District Gazetteers Vols 1 To 10, located under Books, Indian Subcontinent, 1905. The following are mainly pdf downloads, Digital Library of India:
- Cachar Vol. 1 1905;
- Sylhet Vol. 2 1905, Sylhet Supplement 1915;
- Supplement to Goalpara 1914;
- Kamrup Vol. 4 1905;
- Darrang Vol. 5 1905, Darrang Supplement 1915;
- Nowgong Vol. 6 1903;
- Sibsagar Vol. 7 1906, Sibsagar Supplement 1915;
- Lakhimpur Vol. 8 1905, Lakhimpur Supplement 1916;
- Naga Hills And Manipur Vol. 9 1905;
- The Khasi and Jaintia Hills, the Garo Hills and the Lushai Hills Vol.10 1906 Archive.org., Volume10 Supplement 1915. British Library EAP file (Tiff images, may require a plug-in)
- Vol.11 The Sadiya and Balipara Frontier Tract ? 1928.