Sylhet (division)La division de Sylhet (Sylheti:ꠍꠤꠟꠐ ꠛꠤ꠆ꠜꠣꠉ, সিলেট বিভাগ) est une des huit divisions administratives du Bangladesh. Située au nord du pays, elle est bordée par l'Inde au nord et à l'est. Elle était autrefois une partie de l'Assam. Mais une grande partie de ses habitants étant musulmans, lors de la Partition des Indes de 1947, elle est devenue une partie du Pakistan oriental. La majorité des habitants parlent le bengali. On trouve également des minorités parlant sylheti, ou des langues môn-khmer (khasi, , ) et tibéto-birmanes (garo, meitei, mizo).
District de JalpaiguriJalpaiguri district (dʒɔlpaːiːguɽiː) is a district of the Indian state of West Bengal. The district was established in 1869 during British Raj. The headquarters of the district are in the city of Jalpaiguri, which is also the divisional headquarters of North Bengal. Jalpaiguri district comprises western Dooars and the major part of the eastern Morang and this area, according to Sailen Debnath, in the ancient time was a part of the kingdom of Kamarupa, and since the medieval period it became a part of Kamata kingdom.
District de SonitpurLe district de Sonitpur (শোণিতপুৰ) est une zone administrative de l’état d’Assam en Inde. Sa capitale est Tezpur. Il est divisé en trois subdivisions, celle de Tezpur Sadar, de Biswanath Chariali, et de Gohpur. Le district s’étend sur une superficie de et compte une population de habitants en 2011. Deux Wildlife sanctuary, le Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary et le Sonai Rupai sanctuary et une partie du parc national de Nameri s’y trouvent. Site officiel du district de Sonitpur Liste des districts de l'Assam
Dimasa peopleThe Dimasa people (dimāsā) are an ethnolinguistic community presently inhabiting in Assam and Nagaland states in Northeastern India. They speak Dimasa, a Tibeto-Burman language. This community is fairly homogeneous and exclusive, with members required to draw from both parents' separate clans. Dimasa kingdom, one of many early states in Assam following the downfall of Kamarupa kingdom, was established by these people. The Dimasas were till recently agricultural, centering on shifting agriculture; but in recent times this has changed with profound changes in the community.
ArjunayanasArjunayana, Arjunavana, Arjunavayana or Arjunayanaka was an ancient republican people located in Punjab or north-eastern Rajasthan. They emerged as a political power during the Shunga period (185-73 BCE). In the Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta (335-380 CE), the Arjunayanas figure among the autonomous political communities bordering on the Gupta Empire who accepted the overlordship of Samudragupta. They are also mentioned in Bṛhat Saṃhitā of Varahamihira (6th century CE).
Abhira dynastyThe Abhira dynasty was a dynasty that ruled over the western Deccan, where they perhaps succeeded the Buddhist Satavahana dynasty. From 203 CE to roughly 270, or possibly 370, they formed a vast kingdom. They belonged to the ancient Abhira tribe. The Purana texts associate the Abhira tribe with Saurashtra and Avanti regions. According to Balkrishna Gokhale, they "have been well-known since epic times as a martial tribe". The Mahabharata describes them as living near the seashore and on the bank of the Sarasvati River, near Somnath in Gujarat.
Bodos (peuple)Les Bodos forme un groupe ethnique qui vit dans l'État de l'Assam en Inde. Les Bodos sont reconnus comme "Scheduled Tribe" dans la Constitution indienne. Ils parlent le bodo, langue tibéto-birmane du groupe Bodo-Garo. Selon le recensement de 1991, avec 1,2 million d'individus, les Bodo constituaient la première communauté tribale d'Assam (5,3% de la population totale de l'État). Udalguri et Kokrajhar sont les centres urbains principaux des Bodo. En , des violences d'origine religieuse et ethnique secouent la région, entre musulmans et membres de l'ethnie Bodo.
Chandra dynastyThe Chandra dynasty was a Buddhist dynasty, originating from the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent, which ruled the Samatata area of Bengal, as well as northern Arakan. Later it was a neighbor to the Pala Empire to the north. Rulers of Chandra kingdom were adherents of Buddhism. The Kings of Chandra dynasty were identified as the kings of Vangaladesha in the Tirumulai inscription of Chola dynasty. The dynasty was founded around the 4th century AD.
Assamese peopleThe Assamese people are a socio-ethnic linguistic identity that has been described at various times as nationalistic or micro-nationalistic. This group is often associated with the Assamese language, the easternmost Indo-Aryan language, and Assamese people mostly live in the Brahmaputra Valley region of Assam, where they are native and constitute around 56% of the Valley's population. The use of the term precedes the name of the language or the people. It has also been used retrospectively to the people of Assam before the term "Assamese" came into use.
