Question

give an account of the British annexation of Jaintia Hills​

Answer 1

British annexation of Jaintia hills :-

• The Jaintia Kingdom was a matrilineal kingdom in present day Bangladesh and India's Meghalaya state.

• It was partitioned into three parts in 630 AD by Raja Guhak for his three sons, into "the Jaintia Kingdom", "Gour Kingdom" and "Laur Kingdom".

• It was annexed by the British East India Company in 1835.

• In 1821, a group of Jaintias kidnapped British subjects attempting to sacrifice them to Kali. The Jaintia believed that this would bless the princess with offspring.

• After the conclusion of the First Anglo-Burmese War, the British allowed the Jaintia king to continue his rule to the north of the Surma River.

• The Jaintias kidnapped four British men in 1832. Three were sacrificed in the Great Hindu temple in Faljur, with one escaping and informing the British authorities of the atrocities.

• After the Jaintia Raja declined to find the culprits, the British finally conquered the Jaintia Kingdom and annexed on 15 March 1835.

Answer 2

• The Jaintia Kingdom was a matrilineal state that formerly existed in what is now Bangladesh and the Meghalaya region of India.

• Raja Guhak divided it into "the Jaintia Kingdom," "Gour Kingdom," and "Laur Kingdom" in 630 AD for his three sons.

In 1835, the British East India Company acquired it.

• In 1821, a gang of Jaintias abducted British citizens in an effort to offer them as sacrifices to Kali. The princess would thereafter be blessed with progeny, according to Jaintia belief.

• The British permitted the Jaintia ruler to maintain his dominion north of the Surma River following the First Anglo-Burmese War.

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