> What the dutch soldiiers called OXOM has no relevance
today.
*** I did not read Mr. Saleh's reference to the Dutch soldiers'
characterization of the name as being presented as an approval of the
Dutch to elicit the question about relevancy.
It was presented as a documented and verifiable proof that the
name Assam was there EVEN before the Dutch came to South Asia and
served as Mirjumla's mercenaries in his expeditions against the Ahom
kingdom and Assam.
In an environment of a lack of such documented proof ( apparently
very few such have been discovered in the Ahom Buronjis found so far),
it stands out as a very important bit of recorded historical
information. Since the imposition of the term Asom was brought about,
ostensibly, in order to keep it in line with history ( voodoo history
as I see it) ,it is eminently relevant to the point of
discussion.
Thanks to Dr. Saleh for informing us and strengthening the hand
of those who argue that the imposition of an absurd name like Asom, is
NOT historically justifiable, never mind the fact that it is also
entirely untenable phonetically.
cm
At 8:23 PM -0700 8/12/06, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
Those who fight over retention of ethnic names should read the contents of http://indoeuro.bizland.com/project/chron/chronn.html#3.
It'll numb the clamor when one realizes that we are forever evolving. Since we call ourselves OXOMIYA from OXOM today, so be it. What the dutch soldiiers called OXOM has no relevance today.
I havn't heard a good explanation till today how AHOM and OXOM connect to each other. Since Ahoms are famous for their practice of history writing, isn't there a history book hidden somewhere in XibaXagor that clears this mystery?
Dilip Deka
Houston
Wahid Saleh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The diary of Dutch soldiers who fought with Mirjumala's army and
documents from the Mughal period show that the name "Assam" was in
use before the British came to India. Then why change the name from
Assam to Asom. What is the reason?
Wahid Saleh
The Netherlands
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