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Tehsil North Lakhimpur, District Lakhimpur (North Lakhimpur), Assam, Bharat.

North Lakhimpur (Assamese: উত্তৰ লখিমপুৰ) is a city in India and a municipal board in Lakhimpur district in the North Eastern state Assam, about 394 kilometres (245 mi) north east of Guwahati. It is the district headquarter of Lakhimpur district. North Lakhimpur is also the name of the sub-division of Lakhimpur district where North lakhimpur town is located.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Lakhimpur
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Coordinates:   27°14'29"N   94°6'20"E

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  • The name 'Lakhimpur' comes from Chutiya king Laksminarayan, who flourished sometimes in A.D. 14th century. A few suggest that it came from 'Bhuyan Queen' -Lakhimi. Yet there are fresh claim over the terminology. This area was once under the Chutiyas, Kundis, Bhuyans, Ahoms and Koch. Lakhimpur was a part of ancient Uparipattana, Kundi, Kundil, Sadhayapuri, Halali, Dimalang and Saumara etc. Ancient relic sites are: Malinithan, Ghuguha Dol, Harhi Devalaya, Basudeva Than, Nahar Ati etc. Lakhimpur region had Buragohain and Bargohain Bilats of the Ahom kings. Today Lakhimpur is a district head quarters and district name. The famous inscriptions of Sadhvanarayan, Prataksanaraya, Laksminarayana are found near Lakhimpur. This region is famous for activities of Vaisnavite Gurus Sri Sri Madhavadeva and Aniruddhadeva also Ahom kings Siukhampha, Deoraja, Chakradhvajsimha, Koch king Naranarayana and General Chilarai.
  • This region was once under the Kalita kingdom and ruled by Subali, Padmanarayan, Premnarayan, Jaynarayan, Sadhaknarayan, Prataksanarayan, Laxminarayan and others since beginning of A.D. 13th century. They ruled up to Mayapur (Itanagar). The Kalita kingdom is referred in Gurucharita in the part of life of Mathura Das Ata of Daitari Thakur. The important copper plates recovered from this area belongs to Laxminarayan and Pratksanarayan dated A.D. 1399 and 1403.
  • Kalita people never had a king. They were migrants from Benal to Assam.
  • Just to react to the statement of Dr. K. Mahanta, we have verified from one of the medieval oldest written records like Guru Charit Katha by Daitari Thakur (in the part of life of Mathura Das Ata) also in 'The Background of Assamese Culture' by Pundit R.M. Nath which clearly states the authenticity of the fact that there was a 'Kalita Kingdom' ruled by ------- kings Subali, Padmanarayan, Mahendranarayan, Premnarayan, Jaynarayan, Kshobhanarayan, Ramchandra, Nandiswar, Satyanarayan, Laxminarayan and others since beginning of A.D. 13th century (i.e., A.D. 1225-1430) covering a portion of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam (pp. 52-64 of the same work refers Kalita Kingdom to the east of Sootea i.e., -Pithaguri Parvat, Habung Kingdom –people were Kaltas @ Kalitas and the place Harmati T.E etc and they attacked Borahi kings at their headquarters at Badutti @ Bodo-Jyoti). According to folk literature, the earliest Kalita kingdom was somewhere near 'Bibar Parvat' well inside the Arunachal Pradesh and a portion in Tibet (present day China). Ref: The Early History of Bengal, P.L. Paul, Calcutta, 1939. According to Ibn Batutah’s record the Kalitas of Assam maintained trade with the Bengal at a fairly olden time. During the Pala Kings of Kamarupa the Kalitas were referred as “ strong Ksetriyas” and offered them important posts in Pala Court. The migration of Kalitas from Bengal was a much later phenomemnon prior to this also many other Kalita groups came to Assam viz. Kal-Tatons (Tamil Kallu =stone, Taton =workers), Kakatiyas of Andhra Pradesh. Incidently, according to the latest information a group of Kalitas came to Assam along with the Brahmins from Souhtern India (a group of such Brahmins settled in Nalbari viz. Ex-Policeman cum Politician and famous Literary person Hiranaya Kumar Bhattacharyya's family). The Kamarupi king Sri Harshadeva also brought some medieval Kalita Technocrats to his country from Orissa. The Kalita kingdom was lastly annexed by the Ahoms in A.D. 1512 by king Siuhungmung @ Dihingia Raja (refer. R.M. Nath’s book, 1978, p. 70). Regarding two other names reflected as Kalita kings in our note, we stand to be corrected as these were the names of actually Chutiya kings. Hope this will clarify the doubts of Dr. K. Mahanta.
  • Additional Information on the concept of Kalita Kingdom and Kings: According to a group of South Indian Historians (Prof. Chilla and others) the "Kalitas and Kakatiyas" of Andhra Pradesh are having common ancestry and Warrangal city was constructed by the Kakatiyas or Kalitas. The city was once the heartland of Telugu culture. The capital of the Kakatiya rulers, Warangal today contains some of the best forms of architecture, especially temples. The 1000-pillar temple and the Ramappa temple in the district are glowing examples of the exquisite architecture patronized by the Kakatiyas. Warangal city today is part of a cluster of three towns: Warangal, Kazipet and Hanamkonda, the district headquarters’. Bound on the Northern part by the mighty Godavari River, the district has large tracts of forest and an array of flora and fauna. The district is also known for its picturesque lakes, hand-woven thick cotton fibre carpets, scroll painting done on cloth in earth colours mainly at Cheriyal nearby, and sheet-metal artistry at Pembarti. Warangalis a city in Andhra Pradesh state which is 157 km northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad. Warangal is the administrative seat of Warangal District. It is the fourth-largest city in Andhra Pradesh with a population is 9,28,570 (agglomeration 10,77,190) (2006 census). The Major Tourist attractions here are Famous Warangal Fort,Thousand Pillars Temple, Bhadrakali Temple,Kakatiya Musical Garden,Vana Vigyan,Prataprudra Planetorium. Thousand Pillar Temple : The famous "Thousand Pillar Temple" built in 1163 A.D. by Rudra Deva, is situated between Hanamkonda and Warangal, the twin towns. An excellent example of Kakatiya architecture, built in the style of Chalukya temples -a star-shaped and triple-shrine, with perforated screens, exquisite icons and rock cut elephants. The temples are dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Suryya. The added attraction is the splendid six-foot monolith Nandi carved out of granite with a smooth finish. The one thousand pillars themselves are richly carved. Close by is another famous temple of Bhadrakali, noted for its stone image of Goddess Kali, depicted in a sitting posture. Warangal Fort : Warangal Fort, 12 kilometers from Hanamkonda was built during the 13th century by the Kakatiyas. The impressive fort has four huge stone-gateways. Built by one of the Kakatiya Kings, Ganapathi Deva and his daughter Rani Rudrama Devi, one can still spot some exquisite pieces of sculpture here. Other places of tourist interest in Warangal are: Prataparudra Planetarium, Kakatiya Musical Garden, Rock Garden and Archaeological Museum, Kakatiya University campus, Samskritika Vihar and Laknavaram Lake. (This information is collected through one of my friend of Andhra Pradesh Sri S. Chilla in Sept./ 2007). This additional information on Kalitas or Kakatiyas will definitely lead to percieve that the Monarchial system of Government maintained by the community (Kalitas).
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  • Bihpuria Bihpuria (also known as Bihpuriagaon) is a town and a town area committee in Lakhimpur district in the state of Assam , India .Near DIkrong River Bank.
  • We are the king
  • The KALITAs are the KING
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