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QWhich ancient region in Assam was known as Kamarupa?

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  • A Pragjyotisha ✔ ✖
  • B Kirrhadia ✔ ✖
  • C Bhauma ✔ ✖
  • D Kamrup ✔ ✖
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The region east of the Karatoya river, which is largely congruent to present-day Assam, was known as Kamarupa.
Kamrup continued to be used as a name for a western portion of Assam even after the emergence of the Ahom kingdom.

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