• MONALISHA KHAKHLARI

Travel accounts are considered as excellent main sources for researching the past, especially when combined with more recent sources. It come in a variety of formats that reflect the varied experiences and objectives of many travellers. Conquerors, explorers, traders, scholars, tourists, missionaries, job seekers, exiles, immigrants, refugees, and pilgrims are just a few of the people and groups represented in these chronicles. While Assam, an intriguing state on India's strategic frontier, was not a popular travel destination in earlier times, a small number of foreigners, including travellers, scholars, invaders, traders, soldiers, religious reformers, and missionaries, ventured into this area, motivated by business interests and a sense of adventure. Without a doubt, the writings of British explorers like Ralph Fitch, Alexander Dow, Jean Baptiste Tavernier, Francois Bernier, Frans Van der Heiden, Captain Thomas Welsh, Jean Baptiste Chevalier and John Peter Wade have made a considerable impact on our understanding of mediaeval Assam.

Travel writing, historical accounts, representation, exploration,

"European Travelers Glimpse into 16th-18th Century Assam: Unveiling the Historical Accounts", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.832-842, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806924.pdf

"European Travelers Glimpse into 16th-18th Century Assam: Unveiling the Historical Accounts", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp832-842, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806924.pdf