Government camp during the armed campaign against Nyishis in the Kiyi River valley
This camp site was set up during the British colonial government's campaign in the Kiyi River valley, to the west of the Apatani valley : On the ridge stand tents and a long line of Apatanis, armed with spears : In December 1944, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf and Capt : Davy led a party of Ap...
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Government camp during the armed campaign against Nyishis in the Kiyi River valley [electronic resource] English. |
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| Format: | Photo |
| Language: | English |
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[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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This camp site was set up during the British colonial government's campaign in the Kiyi River valley, to the west of the Apatani valley : On the ridge stand tents and a long line of Apatanis, armed with spears : In December 1944, Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf and Capt : Davy led a party of Apatanis and Assam Rifles on an expedition against a group of Nyishis to the west of the Apatani valley : these Nyishis, of the Licha clan, had for years waged war against Apatanis and other nearby Nyishis, taking hostages, stealing mithuns and occasionally murdering someone : the British colonial government was determined to break the stranglehold that this Nyishi clan held over the area, in order to promote civil administration and enable further exploration north, toward the McMahon Line : When the punitive party arrived in the area of Licha, Fürer-Haimendorf and Davy ordered the release of two recently captured Apatanis, a demand that ensured the support of the Apatanis in the party : Negotiations were held, villages evacuated, promises made, ultimatums issued and then ignored : In the end, houses and granaries thought to belong to those most responsible for the Nyishis' intractability, were burned in the settlements of Tabia, Bagi and Kirum in the Kiyi River valley : Several weeks later, this generations-old conflict was settled, temporarily, by the traditional method of dispute resolution, involving long speeches and bamboo pieces as counters. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
[S.l.] :
[s.n.],
1944.
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| Subjects: | |
| Series: |
SOAS Digital Library.
FURER. RSA. PHOTOS. |
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© 1944, The Estate of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. The Estate is currently (2015) represented by Nicholas Haimendorf, son of Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf. ----- Creative Commons (by-nc-nd). -- This image may be used in accord with Creative Commons license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs. |
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India -- Arunachal Pradesh -- Lower Subansiri District -- Kiyi River valley. |