Khonoma
Khonoma, 1908
A large and powerful AngamI Naga village in the Naga Hills District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 25 degree 39' N. and 94 1' E. In 1879 Mr. Damant, the Political officer, was treacherously attacked here, and was killed, together with thirty-five of his escort. Khonoma was besieged and taken in November, 1879; but two European officers lost their lives in the assault, and the de- fenders retreated to a very strong position above the village on a spur of Mount Japvo, where they maintained themselves till the end of the campaign. In January, 1880, a party of these Nagas, though their village was at that very time occupied by our troops, made a daring raid on the Baladhan garden in Cachar, more than 80 miles distant, where they killed the manager, Mr. Blyth, and sixteen coolies.
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
