partition of Assam
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The partition of Assam refers to the 1947 division of the northeastern Indian province, in which its Muslim-majority Sylhet district was separated and incorporated into East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), reshaping the region’s political and demographic landscape.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Partition of Assam | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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territorial partition ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Barak Valley
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Brahmaputra Valley ⓘ Karimganj ⓘ
surface form:
Karimganj subdivision
Sylhet ⓘ
surface form:
Sylhet district
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British India
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Dominion of India ⓘ Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ |
| chronology |
concurrentWith Partition of Punjab
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follows Partition of Bengal (1905–1911) ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
scholarship on Partition of India
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studies of Northeast India’s political history ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British decolonization policy
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Muslim League demand for Pakistan ⓘ Outcome of the Sylhet referendum ⓘ Partition of India ⓘ
surface form:
Partition of British India along religious lines
|
| hasEffect |
Creation of an international border between Assam and East Pakistan
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Emergence of cross-border migration issues ⓘ Incorporation of most of Sylhet into East Pakistan ⓘ Increase in Hindu refugee migration into Assam ⓘ Long-term demographic changes in Assam ⓘ Reduction of Assam’s Muslim-majority areas within India ⓘ Reshaping of political representation in Assam ⓘ Separation of Sylhet from Assam Province ⓘ Strengthening of Assamese and Bengali identity politics ⓘ |
| hasPart | Referendum in Sylhet ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
End of British rule in India
ⓘ
Independence of India and Pakistan ⓘ |
| location |
Assam
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surface form:
Assam Province
Northeast India ⓘ |
| participant |
All India Muslim League
ⓘ
surface form:
All-India Muslim League
Assamese political leaders ⓘ Bengali-speaking population of Sylhet ⓘ Colonial Office ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial administration
Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | Partition of India ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| result |
Assam’s boundary with East Pakistan later became boundary with Bangladesh
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Creation of a smaller post-colonial state of Assam within India ⓘ Karimganj remained in India as part of Assam ⓘ Most of Sylhet joined East Pakistan ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Communal tensions and violence in parts of Assam
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Mass population movements across the new border ⓘ Redrawing of Assam’s eastern border with East Pakistan ⓘ Retention of Karimganj subdivision in India ⓘ Transfer of Sylhet district to East Pakistan ⓘ |
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