Bodoland Territorial Region
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The Bodoland Territorial Region or Bodoland, is an autonomous division in Assam, India, in Northeast India. It is made up of five districts on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River below the foothil
A Brahma temple at Kokrajhar
Most areas of BTR were under the Kingdom of Bhutan till the Duar War of 1865
Agriculture in Kokrajhar district
Main entrance of Manas National Park in Chirang
Duar War
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The Duar War was a war fought between British India and Bhutan in 1864 to 1865. It was the only military conflict between the two states since 1774 and resulted in Bhutan losing a fifth of its territo
Bodoland Territorial Region
…the colonial administration was unwilling to maintain and annexed the Kamrup and Darrang Duars in 1841 and the Kariapar Duar in 1844; and following the Duar War in 1865 took complete possession of the Duars and removed Bhutanese interest from the Goalpara and Western Duars for good. The Duars associated with…
Ashley Eden forced by the Bhutanese to sign a Treaty, 1864. Illustration by A.D. Macromick (1909)
Storming of Dewangiri fort.