Guwahati to majuli ||the world’s largest river island

The island was a long narrow piece of land called Majoli (land in the middle of two parallel rivers) that had the Brahmaputra flowing in the north and the Burhidihing flowing in the south until they met at Lakhu It was once known as Ratnapur and was the capital of the powerful chutia kingdoms Frequent earthquakes in the period 1661–1696 set the stage for a catastrophic flood in 1750 that continued for 15 days which is mentioned in historical texts and reflected in folklore As a result of this flood part of the Brahmaputra discharged southward into what was the Burhidihings lower channel and Majuli island was formed

The Ahom king pratab Singhs built a rampart in Majuli called Meragarh Lakshmi Singhs grant of 1776 says it Majuli Pradesh and refers its Kamalabari Satra Agnichapori Gajala Satra and the river Tuni During Moamaria rebellion Majuli was controlled by Haoha a moamaria rebel leader

The Burhidihings point of confluence moved 190 km east and the southern channel which was the Burhidihing became the Burhi Xuti The northern channel which was previously the Brahmaputra became the Luit Xuti In due course the flow in the Luit Xuti decreased and it came to be known as the Kerkota Xuti and the Burhi Xuti expanded via erosion to become the main Brahmaputra River

The locals speak in Assamese and Mising language mainly A few speak in the Deori language as well

Majuli has been the cultural capital of Assamese civilisation since the 16th century based on written records describing the visit of srimantra sangkardev a 16th-century social reformer Sankardeva a pioneer of the medieval-age neo-Vaishnavite movement preached a monotheist form of Hinduism called vaisnab and established monasteries and hermitages known as satra on the islet

The island soon became the leading center of Vaishnavinism with the establishment of these satras After the arrival of the  Majuli was under the rule of the British until  in 1947 It is as of 2016 the worlds biggest river island


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