Samaguting

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Samaguting

Village on the lower slopes of the Naga Hills District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 25 47' N. and 93 47' E, It was occupied in 1866 by Lieutenant Gregory, in the hope that an outpost in the hills would put a stop to Naga raids, and remained the head-quarters of the Naga Hills District till 1878, when it was aban- doned in favour of KOHIMA, which is situated in the centre of the Angami country.