A History of Assam c3.3

c3.3

Prior to the advent of the Muhammadans the inhabitants of other parts of India had no idea of history; and our knowledge of them is limited to what can be laboriously pieced together from old inscriptions, the accounts of foreign invaders or travellers, and incidental references in religious writings. On the other hand, the Ahom conquerers of Assam had a keen historical sense; and they have given us a full and detailed account of their rule, which dates from the early part of the thirteenth century.