Nagaon
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Nagaon (नगाँव) (previously Nowgong), is a city and district in the Indian state of Assam. Author visited Nagaon on 15.11.2010.
Location
It is situated 121 km east of Guwahati. Nagaon is bounded on the north by the Sonitpur district and the Brahmaputra River. On the south, it borders the West Karbi Anglong district, Dima Hasao and Hojai District . On the east it is bounded by East Karbi Anglong district and the Golaghat district, while on the west it neighbours the Marigaon district.
History
Dabak is a historical town in Nagaon district, Assam
The references to Davaka comes from the 4th century Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta, where it is mentioned as one of five frontier kingdoms of the Gupta Empire; the Shung-Shu History of the Liu Song dynasty, where the kingdom is named Kapili (now the name of a river); the Gachtal stone pillar inscription written in Kamrupi language.[1] N K Bhattasali has identified it with Dabaka in modern Nagaon district, with the kingdom associated with the Kopili-Kolong river valley.[2][3]
डावक
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[4] ने लेख किया है ...डावक (AS, p.380) का उल्लेख गुप्त साम्राज्य के प्रत्यन्त देशों के प्रसंग में सम्राट समुद्रगुप्त की प्रयाग प्रशस्ति में किया गया है- 'समतट डावक कामरूप नेपाल कृतपुरादि प्रत्यन्त नृपतिभि:।' डावक का अभिज्ञान बांग्लादेश के ढाका तथा उत्तरी ब्रह्मदेश के टगांग के निकटस्थ प्रदेश के साथ किया गया है। सम्राट समुद्रगुप्त के गुप्त साम्राज्य की पूर्वी सीमा पर डवाक स्थित था।
Geography
The Kolong River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, flows through Nagaon and in the process divides the city into two distinct regions: Nagaon and Haibargaon.[5]
There are several beels, marshy areas and swamps in the district, including the regions of Marikalong, Potakalong, Haribhanga, Jongalbalahu, Samaguri Beel, Gatanga Beel Urigadang and Nawbhanga. These wetlands are former channels of the Kolong and Kopili rivers.
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References
- ↑ Indian History Congress (2002), Proceedings - Indian History Congress - Volume 62, p. 136 i
- ↑ Mookerji, Radhakumud (1973). The Gupta Empire. Motilal Banarasidass., p. 24
- ↑ Dutta, Anima (2008). Political geography of Pragjyotisa Kamarupa (Ph.D.). Gauhati University, p.5)
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.380
- ↑ Article by Raghavendra Dixit titled 'Kolong ke Kinare (Hindi: कोलोंग के किनारे)' published in Jansatta, a Hindi daily - http://epaper.jansatta.com/229630/Jansatta.com/Jansatta-Hindi-15022014#page/6/2