A Sketch of Assam: With some account of the Hill TribesButler, John, Major
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A Sketch of Assam: With some account of the Hill Tribes
Butler, John, Major
Assam (India) -- Description and travel; Assam (India) -- Social life and customs; Ethnology -- India -- Assam
This outrage justly aroused the British Government to redress the
grievances of a long oppressed people. The Dooar was immediately
attached to Assam; and the Booteahs have never, to this day, sought
pecuniary compensation for the loss of their territory. The son of
the late Gumbheer Wuzeer was permitted to return to Assam in 1844,
and resume the fiscal charge of his father's villages; and ere long,
probably, the Booteahs of this tract will see the folly of their past
conduct, and be glad to accept such compensation as the Government
may be disposed to make them for the privation of their power to
levy black mail from the people. The annual tribute realized from
Kalling Dooar previous to its annexation, amounted to 390 rupees,
and was collected in the following articles:--
Rupees.
5 ponies valued at 60 rupees each 300
5 tolas weight of gold, at 12 rupees per tola 60
4 pods of musk, at 3 rupees each 12
4 cows' tails, at 1 rupee 4
4 blankets at 3 rupees each 12
4 daggers, at 8 annas each 2
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Total rs. 390
From Booree Gooma Dooar the tribute of 232 rs. 10 ans. 8 pice was
also paid in kind, viz:--
Rupees.
3 ponies, at 6 rupees each 180
3 tolas of gold 36
2 pods of musk 6
2 cows' tails 2
2 blankets 6
2 daggers 1
Bags 1
At the present day the net revenue of Kalling Dooar amounts to 2080
rs. 0 ans. 4 pice, with a population of 1634 persons. Booree Gooma
Dooar is estimated to contain 7785 souls, with a net revenue of 5348
rs. 5 ans. 3 pice.
Proceeding eastwards from Booree Gooma Dooar, the next Dooar, called
Kooreahparah, is under the Sath Booteah Rajahs of Naregooma, subject
to the Towung Rajah, who is a tributary of the Deba and Dhurma Rajahs
of Lassah.
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