Lanka, Assam
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For the mythological island, please refer to Lanka
Lanka is a town and a town area committee in Nagaon district
in the India
n state
of Assam
.
, Lanka is a Municipal Board having 11 Wards. Lanka had a population of 34,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Lanka has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 68%. In Lanka, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Rangmahala, a place in the outskirts of Lanka had the King’s Amusement \palace or ‘Rangmahal’
After the rulers abandoned Lanka, Khasi-Jayantiya started to rule.
When King Viswasundar was the ruler of DABAK, Lanka was an independent state.
An inscription of 13th century discovered near Dabaka, has the following lines about Lanka:
“ Kachhar rajyad jayantay lankanta rajyabanta
Yajnamenong daabeka mandali mathastha karyamasa”
The Lankeswari Temple is of historical significance for the place.
Its very much Linked to the Heart and culture of Lanka` [1]
n the earlier times, the year 1505 to be precise, the first prophet of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev had visited Kamrup (Assam). This fact is recorded in the documents concerning the numerous journeys undertaken by Guru Nanak in various stages of his life. It is said that, he had Srimanta Shankardeva (the founder of the Mahapuruxiya Dharma) as the Guru traveled from Dhaka to Assam.
After this journey by the first Guru, Ninth Guru or prophet of Sikhs Guru Tegh Bahadur also visited Assam in 1668. This was the time when armies of Aurangzeb tried the best to cross the Brahamputra river and enter the Assam. They were thoroughly routed by the Ahom general Lachit Borphukan. Guru visited the the place called Dhubri. A famous for the Sikh Gurudwara was constructed to commemorate his visit. Every year Sikhs from all over India and foreign visit this holy place.The grateful Ahom King invited Guruji to the Kamakhya shrine, where he was honoured.
While some died and some came back to Punjab, a few stayed on and made Assam their home, raising families. Their descendants today —mostly concentrated in Nagaon district — are Assamese for all practical purposes, and none speaks Punjabi, but continue to maintain their Sikh identity and observe most tenets and traditions of the religion.
Lanka
Sri Lanka is the name given in Hindu mythology to the island fortress capital of the legendary king Ravana in the great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata...
Lanka is a town and a town area committee in Nagaon district
Nagaon district
Nagaon is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Assam .-History:...
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India
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Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
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, Lanka is a Municipal Board having 11 Wards. Lanka had a population of 34,000. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Lanka has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 68%. In Lanka, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
History
A king of BHOUM PAL BARAHI clan made Lanka the Capital of DABAK. The name ‘DABAK’ is a derivative of the Sanskrit word ‘DEVARK’ According to Historian Rajmohan Nath. Probably the place Lanka was named after the golden city of Lanka from Ramayana.Rangmahala, a place in the outskirts of Lanka had the King’s Amusement \palace or ‘Rangmahal’
After the rulers abandoned Lanka, Khasi-Jayantiya started to rule.
When King Viswasundar was the ruler of DABAK, Lanka was an independent state.
An inscription of 13th century discovered near Dabaka, has the following lines about Lanka:
“ Kachhar rajyad jayantay lankanta rajyabanta
Yajnamenong daabeka mandali mathastha karyamasa”
The Lankeswari Temple is of historical significance for the place.
Its very much Linked to the Heart and culture of Lanka` [1]
n the earlier times, the year 1505 to be precise, the first prophet of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev had visited Kamrup (Assam). This fact is recorded in the documents concerning the numerous journeys undertaken by Guru Nanak in various stages of his life. It is said that, he had Srimanta Shankardeva (the founder of the Mahapuruxiya Dharma) as the Guru traveled from Dhaka to Assam.
After this journey by the first Guru, Ninth Guru or prophet of Sikhs Guru Tegh Bahadur also visited Assam in 1668. This was the time when armies of Aurangzeb tried the best to cross the Brahamputra river and enter the Assam. They were thoroughly routed by the Ahom general Lachit Borphukan. Guru visited the the place called Dhubri. A famous for the Sikh Gurudwara was constructed to commemorate his visit. Every year Sikhs from all over India and foreign visit this holy place.The grateful Ahom King invited Guruji to the Kamakhya shrine, where he was honoured.
While some died and some came back to Punjab, a few stayed on and made Assam their home, raising families. Their descendants today —mostly concentrated in Nagaon district — are Assamese for all practical purposes, and none speaks Punjabi, but continue to maintain their Sikh identity and observe most tenets and traditions of the religion.