• Dr. Goken Geyi

Arunachal Pradesh is the largest state in the North East Region of India. The state is habituated by twenty six major tribes and numerous sub-tribes. Among the twenty six major tribes the Khampti is one who has a rich culture, history and tradition. In India the Khampti are found in Arunachal and Assam. In the present paper the researcher has focused in the Khampti people living in Arunachal Pradesh. The major concentration of the tribe is found in Namsai District of the state although they are also found in Lohit district. The Khampti are the follower of Theravada Buddhism. The Khampti tribe speaks a language of the Tai group of the Chinese-Siamese family. Literally, the word Khampti means the region of gold, ‘Kham’ means gold and ‘Ti’ means region. The Khampti belong to the oldest branch of Tai family. Hence, other branches of the Tai family called the Khampti as ‘Ai Tai’ means ‘the Great Tai’. The Khampti began to migrate from Myanmar since the 18th century and began to settle themselves in their present homesteads. In the year 1793 AD the Khampti ousted the Ahom Governor called Sadiya Khowa Gohain and have installed their own leader. This historical event happened during the weak regime of Ahom ruler Gaurinath Singha. Due to the unstable internal political condition the Ahom authority was unable to push back the Khampti. Hence, they accepted the Khampti chief as the legitimate Governor of Sadiya. However, later on due to the British-Khampti rivalry the tribe had to fight with the British. At the end after the complete submission of the Khampti chiefs the lineage of Sadiya Khowa Gohain of the Khampti chiefs also came to an end.

Kham, Ai Tai, Ahom, Sadiya Khowa Gohain, Ti.

"The Khampti Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh: A brief study on the process of their Settling down in their present homesteads ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.d222-d225, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105415.pdf

"The Khampti Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh: A brief study on the process of their Settling down in their present homesteads ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppd222-d225, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105415.pdf