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