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'''Jorhat''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɔːr|h|ɑ:|t|audio=Jorhat_Pronunciation.wav}} {{respell|JOR|haht}}/{{IPA|as|zʊ(ɹ).ɦat|lang|}}) is one of the major cities in the Indian state of [[Assam]], located at approximately 300 km east of the state capital, [[Dispur]]. It is the administrative headquarters of the [[Jorhat district|Jorhat District]]. Jorhat is also home to [[Asia]]'s oldest [[golf course]], the [[Jorhat Gymkhana Club]].[{{Cite web |title=Jorhat Gymkhana Club {{!}} Jorhat District {{!}} Government Of Assam, India |url=https://jorhat.assam.gov.in/tourist-place-detail/273 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250424171629/https://jorhat.assam.gov.in/tourist-place-detail/273 |archive-date=2025-04-24 |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=jorhat.assam.gov.in |language=en}}] Located on the banks of the [[Bhogdoi River]], Jorhat continues to be amongst the fastest growing urban centers in the state of Assam.[{{Cite web |title=About the Place Jorhat {{!}} Jorhat District {{!}} Government Of Assam, India |url=https://jorhat.assam.gov.in/about-us/about-place-jorhat |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250424113822/https://jorhat.assam.gov.in/about-us/about-place-jorhat |archive-date=2025-04-24 |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=jorhat.assam.gov.in |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=Report of the Task Force on Agricultural Development of Assam |url=http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Assam-reports.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210717100623/http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Assam-reports.pdf |archive-date=2021-07-17 |access-date=2025-12-24 |website=niti.gov.in}}][{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/assam/parliamentary-constituencies/jorhat.html|title = Jorhat Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Jorhat Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name}}][{{Cite web |url=https://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/Master-Plan-Solar-City/Jorhat_solar_city_master_plan.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 July 2019 |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215164956/http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/Master-Plan-Solar-City/Jorhat_solar_city_master_plan.pdf |url-status=dead }}]It is also popularly known as the "Tea capital of the world" due to the dense concentration of tea estates and presence of Tocklai Tea Research Institute, which is the oldest of its kind in the world. It serves as a local tourism hub due to its proximity to the river Bramhaputra, the Kaziranga National Park and Majuli, the world's largest river island. |
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'''Jorhat''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɔːr|h|ɑ:|t|audio=Jorhat_Pronunciation.wav}} {{respell|JOR|haht}}/{{IPA|as|zʊ(ɹ).ɦat|lang|}}) is a city in the Indian state of [[Assam]], located 300 km east of state capital [[Dispur]]. It is the administrative headquarters of the [[Jorhat district|Jorhat District]]. Jorhat is also home to [[Asia]]'s oldest [[golf course]], the [[Jorhat Gymkhana Club]].[{{Cite web |title=Jorhat Gymkhana Club {{!}} Jorhat District {{!}} Government Of Assam, India |url=https://jorhat.assam.gov.in/tourist-place-detail/273 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250424171629/https://jorhat.assam.gov.in/tourist-place-detail/273 |archive-date=2025-04-24 |access-date=2025-11-19 |website=jorhat.assam.gov.in |language=en}}] Located on the banks of the [[Bhogdoi River]], Jorhat continues to be amongst the fastest growing urban centers in the state of Assam.[{{Cite web |title=About the Place Jorhat {{!}} Jorhat District {{!}} Government Of Assam, India |url=https://jorhat.assam.gov.in/about-us/about-place-jorhat |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250424113822/https://jorhat.assam.gov.in/about-us/about-place-jorhat |archive-date=2025-04-24 |access-date=2025-11-17 |website=jorhat.assam.gov.in |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=Report of the Task Force on Agricultural Development of Assam |url=http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Assam-reports.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210717100623/http://niti.gov.in/writereaddata/files/Assam-reports.pdf |archive-date=2021-07-17 |access-date=2025-12-24 |website=niti.gov.in}}][{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/assam/parliamentary-constituencies/jorhat.html|title = Jorhat Lok Sabha Election Results 2019- Jorhat Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name}}][{{Cite web |url=https://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/Master-Plan-Solar-City/Jorhat_solar_city_master_plan.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 July 2019 |archive-date=15 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215164956/http://mnre.gov.in/file-manager/UserFiles/Master-Plan-Solar-City/Jorhat_solar_city_master_plan.pdf |url-status=dead }}] |
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The town was occupied by the Burmese [[Konbaung dynasty]] between 1817 - 1825. The Burmese left the commander Mingimaha Tilwa in charge of the area who appointed [[Jogeswar Singha]] as the new puppet King in 1821 in Jorhat.["Meanwhile the Burmese king Badawpaya died in May 1819 leaving his grandson Bagidaw to the throne of Burma. Bagidawa desired that Assam be a permanent part of Burmese empire. Hence in 1821 Tilwa who had since returned to Burma was sent back to reclaim Assam. Tilwa occupied places like Jorhat and set up Jogeshwar Singha as the new King of Assam. With this the Burmese became the de facto ruler of the country."{{harvcol|Nag|2018|pp=13–14}}] Later when the deposed king [[Chandrakanta Singha]] tried to fight back, [[Bagyidaw]] (1819 – 1837), the seventh King of Burma sent the greatest of his generals [[Maha Bandula|Mingimaha Bandula]] with 20,000 troops[{{harvcol|Nag|2018|pp=13–14}}] (including 10,000 [[Khamti people|Kamti]] [[Shan States|Shan]] and [[Jingpo people|Kachin]] [[Feudal levies|levies]] who were chieftains of [[Mongkawng]] and [[Hukawng Valley|Hukawng]]) who defeated Chandrakanta Singha at Mahgarh near Jorhat and reestablished Burmese authority in Assam. The defeat of Chandrakanta on 12 June 1822 marks the start of the Burmese rule in Assam.["When the deposed king Chandra kanta tried to fight back Bagidaw sent the greatest of his generals Mingimaha Bandula to reestablish Burmese authority in Assam. The defeat of Chandrakanta on June 12, 1822 marked the end of Ahom rule in Assam."{{harvcol|Nag|2018|p=14}}] and Burmese commander Mingimaha Tilwa was made the king. Maha Bandula then returned to [[Inwa|Ava]] in [[Burma|Myanmar]]. |
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The town was occupied by the Burmese [[Konbaung dynasty]] between 1817 - 1825. The Burmese left the commander Mingimaha Tilwa in charge of the area who appointed [[Jogeswar Singha]] as the new puppet King in 1821 in Jorhat.["Meanwhile the Burmese king Badawpaya died in May 1819 leaving his grandson Bagidaw to the throne of Burma. Bagidawa desired that Assam be a permanent part of Burmese empire. Hence in 1821 Tilwa who had since returned to Burma was sent back to reclaim Assam. Tilwa occupied places like Jorhat and set up Jogeshwar Singha as the new King of Assam. With this the Burmese became the de facto ruler of the country."{{harvcol|Nag|2018|pp=13–14}}] Later when the deposed king [[Chandrakanta Singha]] tried to fight back, [[Bagyidaw]] (1819 – 1837), the seventh King of Burma sent the greatest of his generals [[Maha Bandula|Mingimaha Bandula]] with 20,000 troops[{{harvcol|Nag|2018|pp=13–14}}] (including 10,000 [[Khamti people|Kamti]] [[Shan States|Shan]] and [[Jingpo people|Kachin]] [[Feudal levies|levies]] who were chieftains of [[Mongkawng]] and [[Hukawng Valley|Hukawng]]) who defeated Chandrakanta Singha at Mahgarh near Jorhat and reestablished Burmese authority in Assam. The defeat of Chandrakanta on 12 June 1822 marks the start of the Burmese rule in Assam.["When the deposed king Chandra kanta tried to fight back Bagidaw sent the greatest of his generals Mingimaha Bandula to reestablish Burmese authority in Assam. The defeat of Chandrakanta on June 12, 1822 marked the end of Ahom rule in Assam."{{harvcol|Nag|2018|p=14}}] and Burmese commander Mingimaha Tilwa was made the king. Maha Bandula then returned to [[Inwa|Ava]] in [[Burma|Myanmar]]. |
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