How was songhoti formed in assam?
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The Moamoria rebellion (1769–1805) was the 18th century uprising in Ahom kingdom of present-day Assam that began as power struggle between the Moamorias, the adherents of the Moamara Sattra, and the Ahom kings.[1] This uprising spread widely to other sections of Ahom kingdom[2] including disgruntled elements of the Ahom aristocracy[3] leading to two periods in which the Ahom king lost control of the capital. Retaking the capital was accompanied by a massacre of subjects, leading to a steep depopulation of large tracts. The Ahom king failed to retake the entire kingdom; a portion in the north-east, Bengmara, became known as Matak Rajya ruled by a newly created office called Borsenapati, became a tribute-paying but virtually independent territory.[4]
Moamoria RebellionDate25 November 1769 – 1805Location
Assam
Result
Severe weakening of the Ahom kingdom
Near-end of the Paik system
Creation of a standing army of mostly paid Hindustani sepoys to replace the Ahom paik based military force
one-half of the population of the kingdom persihed
Territorial
changesCreation of a near-independent Motak tractBelligerentsMoamoriaAhom kingdomCommanders and leaders
Ragh Neog
Naharkhora Saikia
Govinda Gaoburha
Harihar Tanti
Lakshmi Singha
Gaurinath Singha
Thomas Welsh
Kamaleswar Singha
The Ahom kingdom emerged from the rebellion much weakened. About one half of the population of the kingdom perished and the economy was totally destroyed.[5] The weakened Ahom kingdom fell to a Burmese invasion which ultimately led to colonization by the British.