![]() The following are the prominent historical chronicles: Purani Asama Buranji, Asama Buranji, Deodhai Asama Buranji, Ttmgkhungia Buranji, Kamrupar Buranji, Barpahi Buranji, Satsari Asama Buranji, Chakariphati Buranji, PadshahaBuranji and so on. Initially it was written in the native language but subsequently Assamese language was used. This laid the foundation of a secular political prose in Assamese language. A picturesque prose style was used to write the historical chronicles. The Buranji style is distinctive and characteristic which reflects the spoken language of the people and is direct. This has been one of the greatest gifts of the Ahoms to the Indo-Aryan language which has been responsible in endowing Assamese with the great glory of a tradition of writing archives and historical anecdotes in beautiful prose. The Buranjis are basically records of diplomatic and political details with a restrained language and marked by considerable elegance of expression with not much rhetoric. The language used is eastern Assam speech. The epithets, metaphors, imageries and similes have been used judiciously accompanied with clever use of wit and wisdom. The seventeenth century witnessed several historical works and chronicles. The language of the Padshaha Buranji is combined with number of Perso-Arabic words like nikah, tamam, hararn-zada, haramkhor, takid, qazi, hazurnavis, farman and so on. It is through this Buranji, a variety was introduced into the existing pattern of Assamese prose. Buranji literature reached its pinnacle in the seventeenth century. Buranjis are considered as the first political prose in Assamese as well as of scientific prose too. The scientific prose was logical and precise without any rhetoric. A combination of attention to the structural considerations along with the finding and assessing of facts remain to be the water mark for these writings. Apart from sufficient efficiency to write well grammatically and stylistically, the writings are pregnant with an answer of a variety of questions. These questions are not limited solely to what happened; they include why and how. Addressing the background of the event, the principals are combined with significant dates, and the influence of the event upon future developments. This combination of structure and detailed factual analysis is what makes historical writing difficult, both for novices and even experienced writers. (Last Updated on : 28-03-2013) |
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