• Miss. Lalhrilmoi Hrangchal

Abstract: The most significant reason for annexation of the erstwhile Lushai Hills district of colonial Assam was the lawless nature of the occupants. They were marauders and raiders constantly raiding each other. After exhausting their own areas, they entered colonial territories at the foothills of the district, the border areas of Manipur and Tripura and the Chittagong hill tracts. We see many instances of raids occurring around these areas from the 1830s onward. These raids were once looked upon as the stubborn action of the occupants owing to their savagery, natural love of raids and intentional disobedience to law. But there was a genuine reason behind these accusations. Records tell us of captives killed and taken away after each raiding expeditions. These were taken either to work in the houses and jhum fields of the captors and to sell or use them as a medium of exchange for the much needed weapons of war. The excessive raids undertaken by the Lusei tribe from the 1830s is studied in this paper. This article follows a descriptive analysis methodologically and materials necessary are taken from primary sources like various archives of India and colonial records while secondary sources are also used to fill some missing gaps.

raids, slavery, captives, jhum fields, colonial records

"Lushai Raids in Colonial Assam and their significance in the local system of Slavery: A short study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.900-910, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906Y51.pdf

"Lushai Raids in Colonial Assam and their significance in the local system of Slavery: A short study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp900-910, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906Y51.pdf