Chapter: Moamoriyan Rebellion
Q: Analyse the political causes of the Moamoriya rebellion.
Answer: The significant political reasons for the outbreak of the Moamoriya rebellion were:
1. Murder of Nityanandadeva: The seeds of the defiance were sown about a century prior to it really occurred, with the homicide of Nityanandadeva, the sattradhikar of the Mayamara Sattra with the assent of the then reigning ruler Surampha Bhagaraja. This unholy homicide created a lot of ill-feeling among the masses against the Ahom rulers.
2. Murder of Sattradhikar Baikuntha Mahanta: The homicide of Baikuntha Mahanta on royal orders of Swargadeo Gadadhar Singha injected the general people with the flame of disobedience to the Ahom government.
3. Humiliation of Chaturbhujdeva Mahanta: During the rule of Siva Singha, Chaturbhujdeva Mahanta was embarrassed in the royal court of Rudra Singha, on the direction of Bor Raja Phuleswari. This mortification made discontentment in the hearts of Moamoriyas.
Q: Write about the Captain Welsh's account of Assam.
Answer: Captain Welsh stayed in Assam from Nov 1792 to March 1794. Towards the later part of his stay in Assam, he sent a report to the English East India Company's administration in Bengal. The report contacted each part of Assam's life and custom. A concise layout of the report by Captain Welsh is as the following:
I. Political condition of Assam:
a) The administration of Assam was monarchical and aristocratic. The king enjoyed executive authority and supreme power.
b) The administrative system was taken care of by five essential ministers who were continually fighting among themselves for power.
c) He accused the homicide of Moamoriya Mahanta, autocracy of Kirtichandra Borbarua, rivalry for power among the high authorities and the improper denial of the throne to Mohanmala Gohain, for the political gridlock in the Ahom kingdom.
d) He referenced the means he took to restore harmony in Assam.
II. Trade and economy:
a) Large scale trade with Bengal earned an income of Rs 90000 every year, anyway just Rs 26000 reached the imperial treasury.
b) Aside from grains mustard, ginger, indigo, betel leaves and so on were produced. Grains couldn't be sold in the market.
c) Salt and gold were the medium of exchange.
d) People experienced shortage of money.
III. Description of Gauhati and Rangpur:
Thomas Welsh reported that Gauhati was a major populated town situated along both the banks of the river Brahmaputra. He depicted an extremely large structure close to the river which had walls 6 feet high, and could house Welsh's whole armed force. For Rangpur he said that its boundary was around 20 miles. The capital was encompassed by profitable agriculture land. The king or the high authorities were the proprietor of most of the properties.
Q: Analyse the political causes of the Moamoriya rebellion.
Answer: The significant political reasons for the outbreak of the Moamoriya rebellion were:
1. Murder of Nityanandadeva: The seeds of the defiance were sown about a century prior to it really occurred, with the homicide of Nityanandadeva, the sattradhikar of the Mayamara Sattra with the assent of the then reigning ruler Surampha Bhagaraja. This unholy homicide created a lot of ill-feeling among the masses against the Ahom rulers.
2. Murder of Sattradhikar Baikuntha Mahanta: The homicide of Baikuntha Mahanta on royal orders of Swargadeo Gadadhar Singha injected the general people with the flame of disobedience to the Ahom government.
3. Humiliation of Chaturbhujdeva Mahanta: During the rule of Siva Singha, Chaturbhujdeva Mahanta was embarrassed in the royal court of Rudra Singha, on the direction of Bor Raja Phuleswari. This mortification made discontentment in the hearts of Moamoriyas.
Q: Write about the Captain Welsh's account of Assam.
Answer: Captain Welsh stayed in Assam from Nov 1792 to March 1794. Towards the later part of his stay in Assam, he sent a report to the English East India Company's administration in Bengal. The report contacted each part of Assam's life and custom. A concise layout of the report by Captain Welsh is as the following:
I. Political condition of Assam:
a) The administration of Assam was monarchical and aristocratic. The king enjoyed executive authority and supreme power.
b) The administrative system was taken care of by five essential ministers who were continually fighting among themselves for power.
c) He accused the homicide of Moamoriya Mahanta, autocracy of Kirtichandra Borbarua, rivalry for power among the high authorities and the improper denial of the throne to Mohanmala Gohain, for the political gridlock in the Ahom kingdom.
d) He referenced the means he took to restore harmony in Assam.
II. Trade and economy:
a) Large scale trade with Bengal earned an income of Rs 90000 every year, anyway just Rs 26000 reached the imperial treasury.
b) Aside from grains mustard, ginger, indigo, betel leaves and so on were produced. Grains couldn't be sold in the market.
c) Salt and gold were the medium of exchange.
d) People experienced shortage of money.
III. Description of Gauhati and Rangpur:
Thomas Welsh reported that Gauhati was a major populated town situated along both the banks of the river Brahmaputra. He depicted an extremely large structure close to the river which had walls 6 feet high, and could house Welsh's whole armed force. For Rangpur he said that its boundary was around 20 miles. The capital was encompassed by profitable agriculture land. The king or the high authorities were the proprietor of most of the properties.
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