Studies in The Inscriptions of Medieval Assam

About The Book

These records, engraved on various materials such as copper, stone, mud-stone rock, clay, gold, silver etc. are votive, donative, eulogistic and commemorative in nature.

Assam, in the medieval period, was not a single administrative unit. It was divided into many parts, such as the Ahom kingdom, the Chutiya kingdom, the Kachari kingdom, the Kalita kingdom, the Koch kingdom etc. All those royal houses big or small also left their marks of existence. Thus, we have a large number of epigraphic records issued by different royal authorities of contemporary time. In this book, we have taken into account of almost all the available epigraphic records, Collected from different sources.

This book involves the study of the epigraphic records of medieval Assam in all aspects, concerning its history and culture. From that period, we have a large number of inscriptions, published and enshrined in a comprehensive volume, Pracya- sasanavali, compiled and edited by Dr. Maheswar Neog. Even then there are quite a few are not included in that majestic volume. A detailed survey of these inscriptions is made here. Written mostly in Assamese and Sanskrit language, these records provide information of immense value bearing on matters relating to political, socio-economic, religious conditions, art and culture, language and literature, weight and measures etc.

Here, in this book, an attempt has been made to present a critical study on the socio-economic, religious as well as cultural history of medieval Assam after examining the available epigraphic records of the period under review.

About the Author

Dr. Gitanjali Thakuria was born in the Kabikara village of Darrang District in Assam. She completed her early education at Mangaldai and got an M. A. degree in Sanskrit from Gauhati University. She was awarded the Degree of Doctorate of Philosophy by Gauhati University for her thesis “Studies in the Inscriptions of Medieval Assam [From 1205-06 to 1826 A.D]” under the supervision of late Professor Dr. Lakshahira Gogoi Chutia of Gauhati University

Dr. Thakuria has participated in so many national seminars and conferences & presented her papers. At present, she is working as an assistant teacher in Dakshin Guwahati High School, Guwahati, since 2013 till date.

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