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Assam is known for Assam tea,
petroleum resources, Assam silk and for its rich biodiversity.
It has successfully conserved the one-horned Indian rhinoceros
from near extinction in Kaziranga, the tiger in Manas and
provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant.
Assam is divided into twenty-four administrative districts.
Ancient Assam was known as Kamarupa and was ruled by many
powerful dynasties. The Varman dynasty (350-650AD) and the
Xalostombho dynasty led Kamrupa as a strong ancient kingdom.
After the independence from British rule in 1947, Assam spawned
four more states to become one of the seven sister states in the
1960s and 1970s. |
