Ahom Revolt (1828)- Relevance for UPSC Exam
- GS Paper 1: Modern Indian History- The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country.
Ahom Revolt (1828)
- Ahom’s Revolt of 1828 was the consequence of the First Anglo Burmese War (124-26). Ahom Vidroh took place in the Assam Region of the British Empire.
Causes of Ahom Revolt (1828)
- First Anglo-Burma war (1824-26): Britishers promised to leave the Ahom territories after the end of the first Anglo-Burma war.
- Instead, they tried annexing the Ahom territories under British Empire, angering the Ahom tribe against British empire and leading to Ahom Revolt of 1828.
- Ahom revolt was organized by the Ahom prince Gomdhar Konwar with the support of his countrymen like Dhanjay Borgohain and Jairam Khargharia Phukan.
Leaders of Ahom Revolt (1828)
- Ahom revolt took place under the leadership of Ahom prince Gomdhar Konwar who tried to establish the ancient Ahom monarchy and evict the British.
- Other important leaders of the Ahom Revolt include- Dhanjay Borgohain and Jairam Khargharia Phukan.
Moplah Rebellion
अहोम विद्रोह (1828)
