Lushai Hills (1947–1954) Mizo District (1954–1972) Mizoram[1] | |||||||||
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Former autonomous district of Assam | |||||||||
1947–1972 | |||||||||
Capital | Aizawl | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1951 | 196,202[2] | ||||||||
• 1961 | 261,014[3] | ||||||||
• 1971 | 332,339[4] | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
Deputy Commissioner | |||||||||
• 1952–1953 (first)[5] | Shri. S.N. Barkataki | ||||||||
• 1972 (last)[6] | Shri. G.C. Srivastava | ||||||||
Historical era | Cold War | ||||||||
15 August 1947 | |||||||||
• Abolished chieftainship (Lushai Hills Reorganisation of Chiefs’ Rights Act, 1954)[7] | 1954 | ||||||||
• Renamed as Mizo District (The Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act, 1954)[8] | 1954 | ||||||||
• Mautam famine | 1959 | ||||||||
28 February 1966 | |||||||||
• Granted UT status | 15 August 1972 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Mizoram |
The Mizo District, formerly called Lushai Hills District, was an autonomous district of the Indian state of Assam from 1947 till 1972 until it was granted the status of a Union Territory. This region was a significant part of Mizo history as it formally abolished the Mizo chieftainship system in 1952.