• Abolished chieftainship (Lushai Hills Reorganisation of Chiefs’ Rights Act, 1954)[6]
1954
• Renamed as Mizo District (The Lushai Hills District (Change of Name) Act, 1954)[7]
1954
• Mautam famine
1959
• Mizo rebellion against India
28 February 1966
• Granted UT status
15 August 1972
Preceded by
Succeeded by
British Lushai Hills
Union Territory of Mizoram
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.
^"Mizo Chanchin, Bu II – A History of Lushai Hills, Part II [1947]", British Library, EAP454/13/12, https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP454-13-12
^"Census of India Website: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
^"Census of India Website: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
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