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➡ 1546 AD – Arrival of Srimanta Sankardev at Barpeta
➡ 1547 AD – Construction of the land route (‘Gohai Kamal Ali’) through Bijaynagar
➡ 1553 AD – King Naranarayan of Koch established a sub-capital at Ghilanagar for 12 years
➡ 1555 AD – Srimanta Sankardev visited Ghilanagar, Howly and met King Naranarayan
➡ 1563 AD – King Naranarayan invaded the Ahom kingdom, made peace with Charing Raja, and brought artisans to establish four towns: Barnagar, Bhawanipur, Kaljhar, and Navanagar
➡ 1565 AD – Naranarayan abandoned the sub-capital and returned to Cooch Behar
➡ 1575 AD – Birth of Padmapriya, daughter of Gopal Ata, considered Assam’s first female poet
➡ 1581 AD – Raghu Rai, son of Chilarai, constructed the Ghila-Bijaypur Fort encompassing Ghilanagar and Bijaypur
➡ 1587 AD – Death of King Naranarayan
➡ 1589 AD – Establishment of Kaljhar Satra
➡ 1596 AD – First celebration of Dol Utsav at Barpeta Satra
➡ 1603 AD – Death of King Raghu Rai
➡ 1603–1610 AD – Establishment of Parabhural Satra
➡ 1600–1615 AD – Establishment of Ghilajari Satra
➡ 1611 AD – Demise of Gopal Ata at Kaljhar, Howly
➡ 1616 AD – Death of King Parikshit Narayan, son of Raghu Rai
➡ 1659 AD – Ghila-Bijaypur came under complete Ahom control
➡ 1679 AD – Establishment of Namatighat Satra by Mukunda Dev
➡ 1823 AD – Capital of King Chandibarua destroyed during the third Burmese invasion
➡ 1826 AD – As per the Treaty of Yandaboo, entire Barpeta region came under British rule
➡ 1834 AD – British selected elevated land in Howly to establish a Sub-Divisional HQ and began bricklaying
➡ Before 1840 AD – British made changes to Gohai Kamal Ali and constructed ‘Uttar Sadar Ali’ through Howly
➡ 1840 AD – British built a Dak Bungalow at Halapakuri, Howly, near Uttar Sadar Ali
➡ 1841 AD – British constructed a bridge over Chaulkhowa river to ease travel to/from Howly
➡ 1881 AD – Establishment of Rakhial Gosai Than in Howly Gaon
➡ 1897 AD – A major earthquake changed geography across Assam; migration to Howly region began
➡ 1900 AD (approx.) – Beginning of Howly market; publication of Monomoti, a historical document of Howly
➡ 1907 AD – Eastern Bengal Railway passed through Barpeta district
➡ 1909 AD – Establishment of Howly Town Jama Masjid
➡ 1910 AD – First primary school established in Howly by Moinaram Pandit and Gayaram Nath Pandit; Ghilajari Satra shifted to Rahal, Sorbhog
➡ 1919 AD – Construction of Howly-Barpeta Road connecting route
➡ 1921 AD – Sub-office of Howly Post Office established
➡ 1922 AD – Primary Madrassa school established at Halapakuri by Nur Muhammad Khan; Akon, a children’s magazine published
➡ 1925 AD – Formation of Howly’s first drama troupe ‘Moiramara Opera’
➡ 1926 AD – Pancharatna Farm established
➡ 1927 AD – Railway station established at Barpeta Road; first public Durga Puja celebration at Howly Middle Market; Howly M.V. School established
➡ 1928 AD – Initiation of Ras Utsav in Howly
➡ 1933 AD – Establishment of Seba Sangha
➡ 1939 AD – Establishment of Howly High School
➡ 1940 AD – First organized football tournament held in Howly
➡ 1943 AD – Mahatma Gandhi participated in a freedom movement rally held at Howly
➡ 1946 AD – Pancharatna Farm calendar published; establishment of Pragati Sangha, Howly
➡ 1949 AD – Establishment of Howly Basic Training Centre
➡ 1950 AD – Establishment of Howly Normal School
➡ 1952 AD (Nov 9) – Formation of Howly Natya Sangha; Government Sericulture Farm set up in Howly
➡ 1954 AD (March 22) – Construction of Chandibarua Smriti Bhawan
➡ 1955 AD – Birth of Howly Football Association
➡ 1957 AD – Establishment of Howly Cooperative Marketing Society
➡ 1958 AD – Establishment of Monomoti Puthivoral (library) and Howly Girls’ High School
➡ 1960 AD – Foundation of Sankara Adhyayan Chakra, a literary organization
➡ 1962 AD – Bhawanipur Development Block Office established; Barbala Higher Secondary School founded
➡ 1965 AD – Formation of Howly Sports Association; establishment of Howly Public Cremation Ground and Howly Shiva Mandir
➡ 1966 AD – Formation of Howly Branch of Sahitya Sabha; Establishment of B.H. College
➡ 1968 AD – Establishment of Barbari Jhar P.C. Pathak M.E. School
➡ 1970 AD – Formation of Howly’s first mobile theatre group ‘Sankara Sangam Natya Gosthi’
➡ 1972 AD – Establishment of Howly Adarsha Vidyapith High School
➡ 1974 AD (May 17) – Establishment of Howly Town Committee; publication of magazine Bindu
➡ 1977 AD – Electricity supply began in Howly; publication of magazine Aranya
➡ 1978 AD (Feb 16) – Establishment of Jayanta Sowarani Kala Parishad; Formation of Rupkonwar Silpi Samaj; Dalagaon Shiva Mandir established
➡ 1979 AD – Establishment of Madanmohan Kirtanghar
➡ 1980 AD – Foundation of Ramdhenu, a society for literature, culture, and sports
➡ 1982 AD – Establishment of Aurora Club
➡ 1987 AD – Publication of local weekly newspaper Amar Desh
➡ 1993 AD – Publication of magazine Launching