Disambiguation evidence for partition of Assam via surface form

"Partition of Assam"


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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