Mizoram is a state with one of the highest literacy rates in India. Situated on the extreme south of the northeastern India, it is a land of unending natural beauty with a variety of flora and fauna. The word Mizo means highlanders.
The Origin of Mizos The origin of the Mizos, similar to those of many other tribes in the North Eastern India is obscure. The people of Mizoram are generally accepted as part of a great Mongoloid wave of migration from China and later moved out to India to their present habitat - now Mizoram. It is believed that, Mizos (the inhabitants of Mizoram) came from Shinlung or Chhinlungsan situated on the banks of the river Yalung in China. It is quite possible that, they first settled in the Shan State and moved on to Kabaw Valley to Khampat and then to the Chin Hills in the middle of the 16th century. It is believed that they are descendants of Tibetan-Burmese-Mongoloid tribes. The ancestors of the Mizo people are said to have migrated through China, then further past Burma, to finally settle down in the north-eastern part of India some 300 years ago.
Not much is known about the early history of Mizoram. It is believed that the Mizos migrated to this region hundreds of years ago. However, as per later records, the state of Mizoram used to be a district of Assam. The British entered the hills in 1891 and took possession of the Lushai hills in 1898. The district was carved out of Assam under the reorganization act of 1971 and raised to the status of a union territory on January 21, 1972. In 1987, Mizoram became the 23rd full-fledged state of the country.
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