The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

miscellaneous papers, notebooks and letters on Nagas by Ursula Graham Bower, 1937-1947

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Shemkhor's cloth

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notes

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Zemi

production:

person:	Graham Bower/ Ursula
date:	1937-1946

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private collection

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headman of Shemkhor with Kachari Kings cloth

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Shemkhor's cloth

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Mokordhon the Kachari king gave it them on his death-bed, as a permanent protection against forced labour, or exactions of any kind by his successors, and gave them exemption from soldiering, chaprassing, and being taken to different and distant places, as "if they go far away, even in a carriage, they go foolish".
_Telibam_______________________Katsaibam
_Kasaibam______________________Telibam
_Dimabong______________________Dimabong
_Dimapur_______________________Nuiyungkwonghading
_Pabra_________________________Dimapur
_Redaomahading_________________Lungmai_Lei_Kharong
_______________________________Pabra

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______________________________Panasakhurung
______________________________Diarang
______________________________Bumphusahamrin
______________________________Shemkhor
______________________________Makaloahading
______________________________Khading_phul_(Maibong)
______________________________Khasabur_(Khaspur)

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______________________________capitals_of_the_Kachari_Kings

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Given them in Shemkhor, as a permanent protection (see above) after which he went to Khaspur and the line died out.

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The Rajah first took 10 men and 10 girls. The Kachari rajas married Nagas and Manipuris, but never married Kukis, who are the dirtiest of the the lot.

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The Raja told them to wear ear-rings such as he wore, which they do to this day.

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