Question

discuss in brief the cause of the revolt of 1857-58 in Assam?

Answer 1

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Mention 1857 , and immediately images of Jhansi ki Rani , Tatya Tope , Nanasahib and other revolutionaries spring to mind. It was after all an event mainly limited to today’s Bihar and UP one would say , some will be bit more positive and say that the event affected the northern parts of India.
Nothing can be further from the truth . For the echoes of the great uprising of ordinary soldiers and princes were heard even in far away Assam ! The proclaimation made in 1857 in name of the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar had reached first Calcutta , and from there further east to Guwahati and Dibrugarh. And the architect of all this was one patriot now forgotten from India’s history books – Maniram Dutta Barua , popularly known as Maniram Dewan.

Answer 2

Even though there were no considerable amount of written record regarding Assam’s contribution in 1857’s revolt there are many oral sources. According the oral source, revolt touched the Assam through its middle class people and made an impact with certain mass during 1857.

According to the source, the revolt of 1857 in Assam was lead by Maniram Dewan.  

The main cause of the revolt in Assam.

Assamese initially welcomed the British rule in their premises. They believed that British people will restore their lost privileges and rights but the action of British resulted in colonizing the state. This made the Assamese worry about their rights and resulted in an uprising.