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		The king of Cooch Bihar conquered the Jaintia between 1548 and 1564 and in the late 16th century, the Jaintia kingdom came under the Cachhar Raja kingdom.
		Jaintia is an ancient hill kingdom of Assam.
		The Jaintia kingdom regained independence in 1605 with Ahom Raja's help.
	www.thedailystar.net /heritage/2004/05/04/heritage.htm

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		Jaintia Hills District is a part of the erstwhile Jaintia Kingdom which is also known as Sutnga Kingdom prior to the dawn of legends and chronicles in the annals of history.
		The present day Jaintia Hills District is but a remnant of the erstwhile Jaintia Kingdom which had been subjected to repeated divisions and partitions since the advent of the British in the North Eastern region and immediately after India's Independence.
		It was computed by scholars that U Chyngklein Am, the eldest son of KA Li Dakha and U Luh Ryndi, ruled the Jaintia state in the 3rd century B.C. This district has one of the largest collections of ancient monolith, menhirs and tomb stones.
	www.jaintia.nic.in /MapAnthem.htm

	Star Heritage
		The Jaintia kingdom, before its annexation by the British in 1835 on the ground of its king's gruesome practice of human sacrifice, was divided into three parts: the Jaintia hills, the plains of Sylhet and the Naogaon districts.
		Jaintia appears to have been an ancient kingdom and in the 7th century probably formed part of the Kamrup kingdom.
		Some scholars think that originally the Jaintia people belonged to the 'Tsin' tribe and therefore were known as 'Tsinteng' or 'Synteng', which eventually came to be known as 'Zyten' and 'Jaintia'.
	www.thedailystar.net /heritage/2005/03/03/heritage.htm

	Star Heritage
		The Jaintia kingdom, before its annexation by the British in 1835 on the ground of its king's gruesome practice of human sacrifice, was divided into three parts: the Jaintia hills, the plains of Sylhet and the Naogaon districts.
		Jaintia appears to have been an ancient kingdom and in the 7th century probably formed part of the Kamrup kingdom.
		Situated on a low promontory of hills about 26 miles east of Sylhet town on a short feeder road branching off the main highway, the remains of the Jaintiapur Rajbari and a Kali temple inside also alleged to have been the scene of human sacrifice in the past are now in utter ruins.
	www.thedailystar.net /heritage/2005/03/03/heritage.htm (1670 words)

	Crafts of North-East - Introduction - MEGHALAYA
		The Jaintia Kingdom was the old kingdom spread largley in the hill areas.
		The Khasi and Jaintia tribes are matrilineal in character in which, the immovable property of the deceased, is inherited by females, especially the youngest daughter.
		Spurs of ranges in Jaintia hills are shorter in height than the Shillong Plateau; hillbases lie side by side with flat lands, valley and meadows.
	www.ignca.nic.in /craft054.htm (1670 words)

	Indian Archaeology
		The commercial and the strategic importance of the place had prompted the mighty Jaintia Raja, U Bor Sing to convert it into the kingdom sub-headquarters and adorned it with temples, tanks and other structural splendour of that time.
		Historically, by the end of the first half of the 16th century approximately, the Jaintia rulers had consolidated their conquest by subduing many local petty chiefs in both the fringes of the plains of the Brahmaputra valley and the Surma valley with their capital at Jaintiapur.
		It is inside this temple that old guns used by the Jaintia Rajas as their weaponry are being kept till date.
	meghalaya.nic.in /culture/archaeology.htm (1670 words)

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		The Chieftain had an irreconcilable difference of opinion with the king of Jaintiapur, the Earstwhile Jaintia Kingdom, which now constitutes the Jaintia District of Bangladesh.
		U Sajar Nangli knew that his differences with the king of Jaintia king would inevitably lead to intensive combat causing a bloodbath of their own people and he was loath to be responsible for such a tragedy.
		He decided to flee from the kingdom with his followers, but before they parted from their beloved motherland, they dug a beautiful lake at Thadlaskein, which is fed by perennial underground springs, as an eternal memorial.
	www.spantours.com /eastindia/thadlaskein_lake.html (1670 words)

	gemi_262002's Channel: Jaintia Hills (Submitted by Shri. Restar Kassar)
		Jaintia Hills District is a part of the erstwhile Jaintia Kingdom which is also known as Sutnga Kingdom prior to the dawn of legends and chronicles in the annals of history.
		Nowadyas there has been tremendous change in the way of life of the Jaintia people and it is not uncommon case for a man to live together with his wife and children in separate houses and the house is solely run by the father of the house and not by the uncles.
		No man in the uplands of the Jaintia Hills can possess landed property, unless it is self acquired, if a man dies and leaves behind acquired property, his heiress will be his mother, if alive, excluding wife, sons and daughters.
	www.redtailcanyon.com /items/16143.aspx (908 words)

	Tourism of India - Legends of Meghalaya
		Believed to have been dug by the followers of the legendary Sajar Nangli, the lynhskor (Prime Minister) of Jaintia Kingdom.
		It is said that it was the ancient Jaintia Chief who brought Hindu religion from Jaintiapur (in the present day Bangladesh to the Jaintia Hills).
		U Kaing Nangbah, the great freedom fighter, plunged into the depths of the river and emerged with a stem that had three branches, thereby convincing the people that their choice of leader was justified.
	www.tourismofindia.com /newsletter/legendsofmeghalaya.htm (908 words)

	Karbi Culture
		During the reigns of the Kachari kings, they were driven to the hills and some of them entered into Jaintia hills, the erstwhile Jaintia kingdom and lived under the Jaintia suzerainty.
		Those who continued to live under the suzerainty of the Jaintia king had to face constant harassment at the hands of the Jaintias and this had compelled them to migrate north ward.
		The folk-lores of the Karbis, however, indicate that during the long past, once they used to live on the banks of the rivers the Kalang and the Kapili and the entire Kajiranga area, the famous National Park situated in Assam, was within their habitation.
	karbianglong.nic.in /tribes-culture.htm (908 words)

	Jaintia Hills -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		Jaintia Hills is an administrative (A region marked off for administrative or other purposes) district in the state of (additional info and facts about Meghalaya) Meghalaya in (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) India.
		Jaintia Hills -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		The district headquarters are located at (additional info and facts about Jowal) Jowal.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ja/jaintia_hills.htm (73 words)

	Manipur: The Land of Jewels
		Prachin Manipurer Itihas by Shri Mahendra kumar Singh States that this place, with a bay like Lake Logtak in the centre surrounded by hill -bounded plain land, was the kingdom of Chitra Bahana, a Gandharva king as par the epic Mahabharata.
		The Hill tribes of Manipur although divided into a number of clans and sections, maybe grouped under the two divisions -Naga's and Kuki's.Manipur is a mosaic of traditions and cultural patterns, best represented by its dance forms.
		From the eastern extremity of Himalayas also, ranges of hills emerge and reach the bay of Bengal or the eastern sea as the ancient Indians called it.
	manipurinfo.tripod.com (6317 words)

	Tourism of India - Legends of Meghalaya
		Believed to have been dug by the followers of the legendary Sajar Nangli, the lynhskor (Prime Minister) of Jaintia Kingdom.
		It is said that it was the ancient Jaintia Chief who brought Hindu religion from Jaintiapur (in the present day Bangladesh to the Jaintia Hills).
		Literally meaning Golden flower, this beautiful and serene river plays and important part in the history of Jaintia Hills.
	www.tourismofindia.com /newsletter/legendsofmeghalaya.htm (226 words)

	gemi_262002's Channel: Jaintia Hills (Submitted by Shri. Restar Kassar)
		Jaintia Hills District is a part of the erstwhile Jaintia Kingdom which is also known as Sutnga Kingdom prior to the dawn of legends and chronicles in the annals of history.
		Nowadyas there has been tremendous change in the way of life of the Jaintia people and it is not uncommon case for a man to live together with his wife and children in separate houses and the house is solely run by the father of the house and not by the uncles.
		At present Jaintia is the name of the district which was created on the 22nd February 1972, a month after the State of Meghalaya was accorded the status of statehood, carved out from the existing state of Assam in the North Eastern part of India.
	www.yukonet.com /items/16143.aspx (226 words)

	HISTORY
		His son Naranarayana (1540-1584) was a truly great ruler, who not only integrated large portions of Assam and present North Bengal, but also established his suzerainty over many neighbouring kingdoms like Cachar, Tripura, and the Khasi and Jaintia Hills.
		Simultaneously had built up the Kamata Kingdom, followed by the Koch Kingdom in Kamarupa, the latter founded by Biswa Simha (1515-1540).
		Another important ruler of this region after the Pala King was Prithu, who had successfully resisted the first Muslim invasion of Kamarupa, led by Mohammed Ibn Bakhtiyar and completely annihilated the Muslim forces.
	www.assamscan.com /history.html (226 words)

	Meghalaya -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		It is bounded to the north by the kingdom of Bhutan and the state of Arunachal Pradesh; to the east by the states of Nagaland and Manipur; to the south by the states of Mizoram and Tripura; and to the west by the state of Meghalaya,...
		Khasi is spoken by some 900,000 people living in the region surrounding the Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya state, India.
		Meghalaya falls under the jurisdiction of the High Court in Guwahati, Assam.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9111211 (226 words)

	AsiaFinest Discussion Forum -> Shakta Religion-religion Of Mon-khmer
		With that said, I like to conclude this post by reciting this Khmer proverb regarding the women and men: "The men are all over the world, the women are in the Khmer kingdom." The dominating Indians, Chinese, and French were indeed men from other foreign countries.
		History says that the Khasis and Jaintias are the only known tribes from North East India who are of Mon Khmer origin having migrated to the Khasi-Jaintia Hills, in Meghalaya, from Cambodia.
		Also, it is interesting to note that during the Khmer traditional wedding ceremony or ritual, when everything is all said and done, the groom himself is MADE to follow the lead of the Khmer bride.
	www.asiafinest.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=7630 (3985 words)

	ARUNACHAL PRADESH
		In the beginning the first ruler established a kingdom in the north east of Assam but gradually it was extended to other areas.
		Meghalaya has three district regions, the Garo Hills, the Khasi Hills and the Jaintia hills inhabited respectively by the people with traditions which differ from locality to locality and from tribe to tribe.
		The main objective of the cadastral survey is to survey the land which have not been surveyed earlier and for the preparation of preliminary records of land in the state.
	dolr.nic.in /hyperlink/NE-states/NE.html (3985 words)

	Indian Archaeology
		The commercial and the strategic importance of the place had prompted the mighty Jaintia Raja, U Bor Sing to convert it into the kingdom sub-headquarters and adorned it with temples, tanks and other structural splendour of that time.
		Even with the transfer of the hill capital from Sutnga to Nartiang sometimes during the 2nd or 3rd quarters of the 16th century, the importance of this place as a flourishing market still continued till the time of partition in 1947.
		The place consists of the following ancient remains:
	meghalaya.nic.in /culture/archaeology.htm (3985 words)

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