A History of Assam c21.77

c21.77

In 1844 the Government of India sanctioned an application by Tulārām Senapati, who died soon afterwards, to transfer the management of his estate of his two sons, Nokul Rām Barman and Brijnāth Barman. They were, however, quite unequal to the task. They quarrelled among themselves, became involved in debt and incurred the enmity of the Angāmi Nāgas, who made frequent raids on the Kachāri villages, which the new managers were unable to prevent. In one of these raids eighty-six persons were killed and many more were carried off as slaves. At last, in 1854, the tract was resumed and added to the North Cachar sub-division, the headquarters of which was then at Asalu, and which, since 1839, had been included in the Nowgong district. When the Nāga hills district was constituted in 1866, this sub-division was closed and the territory included in it was distributed amongst the surrounding districts. It was re-established in 1880 and placed in charge of a junior police officer, who was stationed, first at Gunjong and subsequently at Haflong. Liberal pensions were given to the surviving members of Tulārām’s family.