@ Darada Raja.
To ur first question, i am afraid i cannot give a proper n accurate answer. Even i am not sure when the modern Assamese language developed. There may be many factors to this, maybe during the cultural renaissance of Assam durin Sankardev's time, maybe during the time of Assam's exposure to other parts of India, maybe post Burmese invasion in British ruled Assam. I will try to find out.
But it is important to note that the so called Ahom language may not be indigenous at all, the Ahoms were not native to Assam though they did contribute a lot to Assam n became Assamese. They came originally from Thailand.
I will make a proper research on it n post it soon.
To ur second question, no those bastard Burmese never occupied whole N-E. N-E as an entity didnt exist till 1950. It was just Kamrupa or Assam. The Burmese came via invitation of that treachorous Badan Barphukan who wanted to usurp power.
There was not one invasion but a series of invasions, numbering three. The bastard Burmese wanted to impose a titular head in Assam that will b a puppet in their hands. They were not so much concerned with physical occupation as they were in political control. U must keep in miond that at that point of time, in the early 19th century there was political uncertaininty and a political vaccum that existed. The Burmese given the invitation of Badan Barphukan simply exploited it.
The Burmese invasion ultimately led to the advent of the British into India. Worried and disturbed by the Burmese yolk and the Burmese repurcussion against any form of resistance, Maniram Dewan felt that the British might be the only saviour from Burmese oppression. The British forces expelled the Burmese and Assam was taken over by the British, this was in the treaty of Yandaboo 1826. Though Maniram Dewan's actions in a way annexxed Assam to British India, what he did at that point of time was to free Assam from Burmese oppression. Later Maniram Dewan had to fight against British rule. Also significant in the fight against the British was Piyali Phukan, whoi unlike his father Badan Barphukan was a true patriot n fought n died for Assam.
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Lachit Barphukan- The brave Ahom general that repelled the Mughal invaders and protected Assamese integrity.
Kanaklata- The brave soul, who was martyred at the age of 16, in the Indian freedom movement.
JAI AAI ASSAM; HAIL MOTHER ASSAM!!!
