Assam, one of the remotest states of the Indian-subcontinent lies in the North-eastern part of the country between latitudes 280 18’ and 240 North and longitude 890 46’ and 970 4’ East. This land has left a mark in the history of the country from antiquity. It was known as “Pragjyotisha” in both the Epics; Ramayana and Mahabharata and as “Kamarupa” in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta (4th century C.E) and in the early Puranas1 . Further in Al-Biruni’s Kitab-ul-Hind, the land was mentioned as “Kamru”. The land is known as “Asham” in Ain-i-Akbari, “Asam” in the Padshahnamah and the same was used by Francis Hamilton in the Account of Asam (1807-8)2 . As far as, the geographical limit of Kamarupa is concerned, Kamarupa as mentioned in the Puranas extended up to river Karatoya in the west, and apart from including its present boundaries also included Manipur, Jaintiya, Cachar, parts of Mymensing, Sylhet, Rangpur and portions of Nepal and Bhutan3 . Even though the land is situated in the remote-eastern most side, Kamarupa finds mention in innumerable ancient Indian literary sources and foreign literary sources. This means that the kingdom was known and did not remain aloof.