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Lower Assam (also Western Assam) ((アッサム語:পশ্চিম/নামনি অসম)), "Kamrup" (ancient, medieval and pre-colonial); is an administrative division of Assam, comprising the Kamrup and Goalpara regions under the jurisdiction of a Commissioner, who is stationed at Guwahati. The division covers the lower reaches of the Brahmaputra river occupying entire western Brahmaputra Valley.〔"() territory from Biswanath to Goalpara—was known as Western Assam; but another name—Lower Assam—gradually came into use." 〕 The term "Lower Assam" is often an misnomer in spite of popular usage to refer the region. In scholary circles Western Assam was more frequently used to accurately define the region and differentiate it from Lower Assam Division. Soon after the formal creation of the British districts in 1833, Lower Assam denoted one of the five initial districts that were created west of the Dhansiri river,〔"The territories on the west of the river Dhansiri were to be divided into five districts: (1) North-east Rangpur of Goalpara; (2) six ''paraganas'' of Kamrup, roughly corresponding to the present district of Barpeta including Bagarberra; (3) Lower Assam with twenty ''parganas'', mostly on the north and the nine ''duars'' on the south; (4) Central Assam comprising Naduar, Charduar and Darrang on the north, Nagaon and Raha on the south of the Brahmaputra; (5) Biswanath, from the river Bharali to Biswanath on the north together with the territory known as Morung, extending from Kaliabor to the river Dhansiri." 〕 which along with the six paraganas became a single district of Kamrup in 1836.〔"By 1836 the districts assumed names which became familiar in later years: Goalpara, Kamrup, Darrang and Nagaon." 〕 It was home to the mighty kingdom of Kamarupa (3-12 AD), ruled by Varman's and Pala's from their capital's Pragjyotishpura (Guwahati) and Durjaya (North Gauhati). Today Guwahati is largest city of North-East India while Dispur, the capital of Assam, is within the town. ==Etymology== In 4th-century region was mentioned as Kamarupa in the Prayag stone inscription along with Davaka (central Assam).〔Suresh Kant Sharma, Usha Sharma (2005), ''Discovery of North-East India: Geography, History, Cutlure, ...'', Davaka (Nowgong) and Kamarupa as separate and submissive friendly kingdoms〕 Davaka was absorbed during middle of 5th century during the reign of Kalyana Varman,〔"It is presumed that (Kalyana Varman) conquered Davaka, incorporating it within the kingdom of Kamarupa." 〕 or in 6th-7th-century period.〔Kanak Lal Barua (1933), ''(Early history of Kāmarupa )'', Page 47 "in the sixth or the seventh century this kingdom of Davaka was absorbed by Kamarupa."〕 The Nagajari-Khanikargaon rock inscription, discovered in 1972 in Golaghat is dated to the 5th century, showing an early expansion of the Kamarupa kingdom to the east. Medieval Muslim invaders continue to refer the region as Kamrup. Eastern most parts of region (modern Kamrup) briefly became parts of the Koch kingdom, Mughal empire and finally Ahom kingdom after Battle of Itakhuli,〔"In the Battle of Itakhuli in September 1682, the Ahom forces chased the defeated Mughals nearly one hundred kilometers back to the Manas river. The Manas then became the Ahom-Mughal boundary until the British occupation." 〕 until annexation of Eastern Assam by Burmese empire. With British occupation in nineteenth century, near western parts (Goalpara region), became part of Colonial Assam, while far western Kamrup (North Bengal) was merged with Bengal. In second half of nineteenth century region became part of Lower Assam Division,〔 along with Darrang, Nagaon, Khasi hills and Jaintia hills. The region (Western Assam and North Bengal) historically Kamrup,〔Upendranath Goswami (1970), ''A Study on Kāmrūpī: A Dialect of Assamese'', Page iii〕 referred as Western Assam from colonial times and later . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lower Assam」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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