| Lushai Hills (1947–1954) Mizo District (1954–1972) Mizoram[1] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Former autonomous district of Assam | |||||||||
| 1947–1972 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Aizawl | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1951 | 196,202[2] | ||||||||
• 1971 | 332,339[3] | ||||||||
| Government | |||||||||
| Deputy Commissioner | |||||||||
• 1952–1953 (first)[4] | Shri. S.N. Barkataki | ||||||||
• 1972 (last)[5] | Shri. G.C. Srivastava | ||||||||
| Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
| 15 August 1947 | |||||||||
• Abolished chieftainship (Lushai Hills Reorganisation of Chiefs’ Rights Act, 1954)[6] | 1954 | ||||||||
• Renamed as Mizo District (The Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act, 1954)[7] | 1954 | ||||||||
• Mautam famine | 1959 | ||||||||
| 28 February 1966 | |||||||||
• Granted UT status | 15 August 1972 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Mizoram | ||||||||
The Mizo District, formerly called Lushai Hills District, was an autonomous district of the Indian state of Assam from 1947 till 1972 until it was granted the status of a Union Territory. This region was a significant part of Mizo history as it formally abolished the Mizo chieftainship system in 1952.
- ^ "Mizo Chanchin, Bu II – A History of Lushai Hills, Part II [1947]", British Library, EAP454/13/12, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP454-13-12
- ^ "Census of India Website: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ "Census of India Website: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
- ^ https://aizawl.nic.in/mz/incumbency-chart-2/
- ^ https://aizawl.nic.in/mz/incumbency-chart-2/
- ^ https://academic.oup.com/book/10383/chapter-abstract/158192519?redirectedFrom=fulltext
- ^ https://kanoongpt.in/bare-acts/the-lushai-hills-district-change-of-name-act-1954/section-3
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