Sambhudhan Phonglo was an Indian Freedom fighter from Cachar Hills, who played a key role against British colonial power in Assam.
About Samhudhan Phonglo:
- He hailed from the small village of Longkhor in the North Cachar Hills of Assam’s present-day Dima Hasao District.
- Since childhood, he was always concerned about the welfare of his people and community.
- When the British annexed Cachar in 1832, they adopted the well-known ‘divide and rule’ strategy of vivisecting Dimasa territory.
- Despite annexing the territory, he observed that the British could not win the hearts of the indigenous people.
- This led him to revolt against the regime by travelling through the North Cachar Hills to get the people to protest and resist the authorities.
- He also made contacts and gathered supporters along the way.
- When Phonglo had collected enough young people to form a revolutionary force, he began training them in Maibang in batches of 30-40 people.
- He was able to recruit a large number of youth, by appointing Man Singh as his Principal Adviser and Molongthong a Subordinate Commander.
- The British government grew increasingly concerned hearing about Sambhudhan’s activities, and they responded harshly.
- The Sub-Divisional Officer of Gunjum summoned Sambhudhan and issued an arrest warrant, but Sambhudan organized his army and killed the British officers who attacked his camp.
- In subsequent encounters, the British army witnessed his growing strength so he was apprehended and attacked in the deep jungle of Cachar hills.
- He died from deep wounds on 12 February 1883, by attaining the name of Veer Sengya Sambudhan.
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