Lushai hills

Lushai hills

The Lushai Hills (or Mizo Hills) are part of the Patkai range in Mizoram and partially in Tripura, India.

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Flora & Fauna

The hills are for the most part covered with dense bamboo jungle and rank undergrowth; but in the eastern portion, owing probably to a smaller rainfall, open grass-covered slopes are found, with groves of oak and pine interspersed with rhododendrons. Blue mountain is the highest peak in Lushai hills

Inhabitants

These hills are inhabited by the Lushais and other Mizo tribes, but the population is extremely scanty. From the earliest known times the original inhabitants were Kukis, and the Lushais were not heard of until 1840, when they invaded the district from the north. Their first attack upon British territory took place in November 1849, and after that date they proved one of the most troublesome tribes on the north-east frontier of India; but operations in 1890 resulted in the complete pacification of the northern Lushai villages, and in 1892 the eastern Lushais were reduced to order.

The management of the South Lushai hill country was transferred from Bengal to Assam in 1898. To obtain more efficient control over the country the district has been divided into eighteen circles, each in charge of an interpreter, through whom all orders are transmitted to the chiefs. The Welsh Presbyterian Mission began work at Aijal in 1897, and the people have shown unexpected readiness to accept education.

1911 Britannica References

  • T. H. Lewin, Wild Races of N.E. India (1870)
  • Lushai Hills Gazetteer (Calcutta, 1906)

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Coordinates: 23°10′N 92°50′E / 23.167°N 92.833°E / 23.167; 92.833



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