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Dimapur is the largest city in Nagaland, India. Contrary to popular belief, the city's formation in Nagaland is separate from that of Assam. In the Middle Ages, it was the capital of the Dimasa Kachari Kingdom. In the heart of the town there is an old relic of the Kachari Kingdom which speaks about the once prosperous era. It is located at 25°54′45″N 93°44′30″E and is bounded by Kohima district on the south and east, the Karbi Anglong district of Assam on the west and stretch of Golaghat District of Assam, in the west and the north. The name Dimapur is derived from the Dimasa language]; Di means water, ma means large and pur means city, trans...
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  • 1. Kachari Ruins Dimapur
    The Kachari kingdom, also called Dimasa kingdom , was a powerful kingdom on the Indian subcontinent, located in the region of Assam, India. The rulers belonged to the Dimasa ethnic group. The Dimasa kingdom and others that developed in the wake of the Kamarupa kingdom were led by chieftains of indigenous tribes and are examples of indigenous state formations in Medieval Assam. Remnants of the Dimasa kingdom lingered until the advent of the British, and this kingdom gave its name to two districts in Assam: Cachar and North Cachar Hills . The origin of the Dimasa Kingdom is not clear. According to tradition, Dimasas had to leave the Kamarupa Kingdom in the ancient period due to political turmoil. When they reached the Brahmaputra many Kacharis could not cross this river and stayed back aroun...
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