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This deep-rooted of a military and administrative career who spent fourteen years among the tribal people of Assam during th first half of 19th Century, describes his long and successful tours and sojoums of Nowgong via Kachamari, Dimapur, Dhansari river; thence to Razapoma, Mozoma and Khonoma east-ward and then to the south-west by Chama, berama, Sankur, Hajoi to Northern Cacher, debouching by the Deyang Mukh on the plains of Assam to Nowgong. In all, ten military explorative expeditions were done by the author and had the privilege to see the civil officials, village chiefs, hunters, criminals etc. In order to collect maximum information. All the information gathered here, are from official correspondence, public reports, and inquiries carried on personally among the chiefs of the tribes and people themselves. The details mainly concern the population, criminal code, hunting and war, religion and its peculiar customs, ceremonies, rites, sports himan sacrifices, occupation, revenue, dress, villages, etc of Kukis, Angami, Rengma and Khonoma Nagas, Mikirs and other wild tribes living in the Nowgong district of Assam and the neighbouring surroundings. ISBN 8170492017
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Pages : 284
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