Why Assam differenciated into upper and lower, Not North and South Assam

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History 



Lower Assam was historically known as the Kamrupa empire, which included the present-day districts of Kamrup metro, Kamrup, Nalbari, Barpeta, Goalpara, Darang, and Bongaigaon. At its peak, the Kamrupa kingdom included parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal, such as Rongpur and Siliguri. It was a part of the pala and varman dynasties. Later, Kamatapur was established, which was later subdivided into Cooch Behar and Cooch Hajo. The former is currently in West Bengal, while the latter is in Assam. Lower Assam's main language is Kamrupi (and its various dialects). The Kamrupi language is the ancestor of the current Assamese language as well as the Rajbanshi language.

Culture

Upper Assam was a part of the Chutiya kingdom, which was later absorbed by the Ahom kingdom. The ahoms' native language is nearly extinct today. They are currently speaking Assamese. Aside from linguistics, Shaktism is more prevalent in kamrupa (lower Assam), whereas Vaishnavism is more prevalent in upper Assam. 

"namoni" and "ujoni" Oxom are geographical areas that are also associated with the Eastern and Western dialects mentioned by Banikanta Kakoti. The term "ujoni" refers to the region of a country where the river flows or the region upstream of a river. In the case of Assam, this is the Eastern region. Similarly, "namoni" refers to the downstream region, which in Assam is the Western region.

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My view

Different people have different perspectives on this question. The one I believe is the most convincing is as follows: During the Ahom rule, water transport was the primary mode of transportation. As the Brahmaputra flows from east to west, boatmen used to ask travellers whether they wanted to go "Ujoni," or upstream, or "Namoni," or downstream. As a result, the names Ujoni Axom (Upper Assam) and Namoni Axom (Lower Assam) have been derived.


Some of the comedic videos on these topic are linked here where you will get the sense of dialectical difference in the phonetics of Assamese language over upper and lower Assam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEOZhakqIqA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4ffYzxZKVI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfDYxrDlIRs

Conclusion: There is no such called upper or lower administrative or legal grouping.

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