Assam [State] - Assam

Japanese: アッサム[州] - アッサム

A state in northeastern India. It is surrounded by China, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. Most of the area is mountainous. The population is mostly Indo-Aryan Assamese people, as well as Tibeto-Burman minorities such as the Bodos, and most of them are concentrated in the Brahmaputra River and the Surma River valley in the south. The main products are tea, jute, rice, sugarcane, fruits, and timber. The industry is agricultural product processing and oil refinery, and the state has coal and petroleum reserves. It is said to be the first place in the world where upland rice was cultivated. The Ahom Kingdom flourished from the 13th to the 19th centuries. It became a British protectorate in 1826. It was repeatedly merged with and separated from Bengal, and in 1947 it became a state of India. In 1963, eastern Nagaland was separated, followed by Meghalaya, Manipur, and Tripura in 1972, Arunachal Pradesh in 1986, and Mizoram in 1987. The state capital is Dispur. The area is 78,438 km ² . 31,205,576 people (2011). → Assam issue → Related topics India | Thailand [people] | Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

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Japanese:

インド北東部の州。中国，ブータン，ミャンマー，バングラデシュに囲まれる。大半が山岳地帯。住民はインド・アーリヤ系のアッサム人のほか，ボドなどチベット・ビルマ語系の少数民族が多く，大半はブラマプトラ川および南部のスルマ川渓谷に集中している。主産物は茶，ジュート，米，サトウキビ，果実，木材。工業は農産物加工，精油があり，石炭，石油を埋蔵する。なお，世界で初めて陸稲栽培が行われたところとされる。13―19世紀にはアホム王国が栄えた。1826年英保護領。ベンガルとの合体，分離を繰り返し，1947年インドの一州。1963年東部ナガランド，1972年メガラヤ，マニプル，トリプラ，1986年アルナーチャル・プラデーシュ，1987年ミゾラムが分離。州都ディスプール。７万8438km²。3120万5576人（2011）。→アッサム問題
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