In Abor Jungles: Being Account of the Abor Expedition, the Mishmi Mission and the Miri Mission

By Angus Hamilton

Book Overview

A full and comprehensive account of a classic punitive expedition to subdue and settle three tribes - the Abors, the Mishmis and the Miris - in and around Aborland on the frontiers of Assam and China in British-ruled India. The 1911 Abor Expedition under Major-General Hamilton Bower was carried out to punish the perpetrators of a massacre of a British colonial official, a doctor and their coolies in March that year. After some fighting and burning of villages, the murderers were caught, the tribal chiefs - 'Gams' - submitted to the British Raj, and their tribal centres were destroyed. The author - a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society - gives a full account of the episode, together with interesting anthropological descriptions of the tribes and their customs - including the 'ring of love' and their habit of using teacups as earrings. The book is well illustrated with more than seventy photographs and a map of the expedition drawn by the author.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843424983
• ISBN13: 9781843424987
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"