The Jaintia Hills are located further to the east from the Khasi Hills. The twelve Chiefs of the elaka (tribal province) of the Pnars, a Khasi Sub-tribe are styled Dolloi, and the land is called after them in Khasi: KA RI KHADAR DOLLOI ('Land of 12 Tribal Chiefs') - they are in Nartiang itself (see the Raja, uniquely also styled, as premier Chief: U Kongsong), and in Amwi, Jowai, Lakadong, Mynso, Nongbah, Nongjngi, Nongphyllut, Nongtalang, Raliang, Shangpung, Sutnga (see below; the Syiems).
Above them is the only true princely ruler of the area, the Raja of the Jaintia Kingdom. His winter capital, Jaintiapur is now in Bangladesh, while his summer residence shifted from Sutnga (where the family started as Syiems) to Nartiang; also a palace in the commercial center Borghat in Meghalaya.
The Jaintia Hills used to be a part of the Jaintia Hills District. The district has been bifurcated into two separate districts, namely, East Jaintia Hills and West Jaintia Hills on 31 July 2012.
The Khasi Hills are located east of the Garo Hills. The other Khasi tribes did not have princes but their twenty petty states (hima), and sometimes even smaller tribal divisions, are led by one or two Chiefs -selected in various ways- usually styled Siem, Syiem.[3]
The names of these chieftainships are : Bhowal, Cherra (or Sohra; capital Cherrapunji), Dwara (capital Hat Dwara), Jirang, Khyri(e)m (capital Cherrapunjee, under a Radja), Langrin, Langïong, Maharam, Malai Sohmat, Marriw, Mawdon, Mawiang, Mawlong, Mawphlang, Mylliem (including Shillong city, the colonial capital of all Tribal Assam), Nobosohphoh, Nonglwai, Nongkhlaw, Nongspung, Nongstoiñ, Pamsanngut, Rambrai, Shella, Sohïong. or Sardar ...
khasi, jaintia, hills, this, article, about, district, during, british, mountain, range, khasi, hills, mountainous, region, that, mainly, part, assam, meghalaya, this, area, part, present, indian, constitutive, state, meghalaya, formerly, part, assam, which, i. This article is about the district during the British Raj For the mountain range see Khasi Hills The Khasi and Jaintia Hills are a mountainous region that was mainly part of Assam and Meghalaya This area is now part of the present Indian constitutive state of Meghalaya formerly part of Assam which includes the present districts of East Jaintia Hills district headquarter Khliehriat West Jaintia Hills district headquarter Jowai East Khasi Hills district headquarter Shillong and West Khasi Hills district headquarter Nongstoin 2 Khasi Jaintia HillsDistrict of Assam Province British India1912 1947The Khasi and Jaintia Hills in the Bengal Gazetteer 1907Area 190115 947 km2 6 157 sq mi Population 1901197904HistoryHistory Bifurcation of Eastern Bengal and Assam 1 1912 Independence of India1947Khasi states 1947 Contents 1 Jaintia Hills 2 Khasi Hills 3 References 4 External linksJaintia Hills EditMain article East Jaintia Hills district Main article West Jaintia Hills district The Jaintia Hills are located further to the east from the Khasi Hills The twelve Chiefs of the elaka tribal province of the Pnars a Khasi Sub tribe are styled Dolloi and the land is called after them in Khasi KA RI KHADAR DOLLOI Land of 12 Tribal Chiefs they are in Nartiang itself see the Raja uniquely also styled as premier Chief U Kongsong and in Amwi Jowai Lakadong Mynso Nongbah Nongjngi Nongphyllut Nongtalang Raliang Shangpung Sutnga see below the Syiems Above them is the only true princely ruler of the area the Raja of the Jaintia Kingdom His winter capital Jaintiapur is now in Bangladesh while his summer residence shifted from Sutnga where the family started as Syiems to Nartiang also a palace in the commercial center Borghat in Meghalaya The Jaintia Hills used to be a part of the Jaintia Hills District The district has been bifurcated into two separate districts namely East Jaintia Hills and West Jaintia Hills on 31 July 2012 Khasi Hills EditMain article Khasi Hills The Khasi Hills are located east of the Garo Hills The other Khasi tribes did not have princes but their twenty petty states hima and sometimes even smaller tribal divisions are led by one or two Chiefs selected in various ways usually styled Siem Syiem 3 The names of these chieftainships are Bhowal Cherra or Sohra capital Cherrapunji Dwara capital Hat Dwara Jirang Khyri e m capital Cherrapunjee under a Radja Langrin Langiong Maharam Malai Sohmat Marriw Mawdon Mawiang Mawlong Mawphlang Mylliem including Shillong city the colonial capital of all Tribal Assam Nobosohphoh Nonglwai Nongkhlaw Nongspung Nongstoin Pamsanngut Rambrai Shella Sohiong or Sardar References Edit Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Khasi and Jaintia Hills Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 15 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 773 774 Integration of the North East the State Formation Process PDF Archived from the original PDF on 19 February 2014 Retrieved 16 July 2014 Great Britain India Office The Imperial Gazetteer of India Oxford Clarendon Press 1908 External links EditMap of the Khasi states The Khasis by R R T Gurdon part 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khasi and Jaintia Hills amp oldid 1166166767, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
