Q. Regarding the Ahom Revolt of 1828, consider the following statements:
1.The revolt was triggered by the British failure to fulfill their promise of withdrawing from Assam after the conclusion of the First Anglo-Burmese War.
2.Gomdhar Konwar was proclaimed as the king by the rebels in an attempt to restore the Ahom monarchy.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation:
Statement 1: Correct. During the war, the British promised to leave Assam, but post-Treaty of Yandabo (1826), they tried to incorporate the region into Company territory.
Statement 2: Correct. Gomdhar Konwar, an Ahom prince, led the first significant attempt to oust the British. Though he failed, the British later restored Upper Assam to a titular Ahom king, Purandar Singh, in 1833 as a compromise.
