Khonoma

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From 1830 to 1880, Angami Naga warriors from Khonoma fought a series of fierce battles against the British to stop them from force recruiting Nagas as bonded labourers. On 13 October 1879, Guybon Henry Damant, a political officer of the Naga Hills, led a troop of 87 British soldiers to Khonoma to enforce a tax and the British recruitment of bonded labour. The British troop was ambushed by the Angami warriors on 14 October and in the ensuing battle, 27 British including Damant were killed.{{Cite web|author=|url=https://wwwe.lib.cam.ac.uk/nagas/record/r87624.html|title=published - Chapter II, 'Detailed Report on the Naga Hills Expedition of 1879-80', Capt. P.J. Maitland|publisher=University of Cambridge}}{{Cite web|author=|url=http://asiguwahaticircle.gov.in/memorial%20of%20mr.G.H.damant.html|title=Memorial Of Mr.G.H. Damant, Khonoma|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India}}

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Thereafter, the British called in reinforcements and laid siege to the tiny village. After holding out for four months, a peace treaty was eventually signed with the British on 27 March 1880.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=19 January 2019|title=Khonoma: Asia's envy and pride|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/sunday-herald-travel/khonoma-asias-envy-and-pride-713641.html|newspaper=Deccan Herald| access-date= 18 September 2022}} Known as the 'Battle of Khonoma' this was the last organised resistance by the Nagas against the British.{{cite book|author=Gordon Graham|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-U8dffskv6YC|title=The Trees are All Young on Garrison Hill|publisher=Kohima Educational Trust|year=2005|isbn=9780955268700|page=132}}

In 1890, the British introduced Christianity, and over a period of time, most of the villagers became Christians.

The terrain of the village is hilly, ranging from gentle slopes to steep and rugged hillsides. The hills are covered with lush forestland, rich in various species of flora and fauna. The state bird, Blyth's tragopan, a pheasant now nationally endangered, is found here.{{cite web|url=http://northeasttourism.gov.in/khonoma.html#sthash.KMr81ptA.dpuf|title=KHONOMA - The First Green Village|access-date=23 May 2017|archive-date=28 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200428185141/http://northeasttourism.gov.in/khonoma.html#sthash.KMr81ptA.dpuf|url-status=dead}}

Khonoma is a medium size village located in Sechü Zubza sub-division of Kohima District, Nagaland with total 424 families residing. The Khonoma village has population of 1943 of which 919 are males while 1024 are females as per Population Census 2011.

The village is divided into three clans (thinuos), namely Merhü-ma (M-Khel), Semo-ma (S-Khel) and Thevo-ma (T-Khel).

Khonoma village has higher literacy rate compared to Nagaland. In 2011, literacy rate of Khonoma village was 83.41% compared to 79.55% of Nagaland. In Khonoma Male literacy stands at 93.72% while female literacy rate was 74.19%.{{cite web|url=http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/268287-khonoma-nagaland.html|title=Census 2011, Literacy rate in Khonoma village}}

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In 1998, alarmed after 300 endangered Blyth's tragopans (Tragopan blythii) were killed by the villagers in one week as part of a hunting competition, the village council demarcated a 20 sq km area within which hunting was banned and the Khonoma Nature Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary (KNCTS) was created.{{cite news |last= Dey|first= Panchali|date=25 September 2020|title=Khonoma, India's first green village—its journey from hunting to conservation|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/khonoma-indias-first-green-villageits-journey-from-hunting-to-conservation/articleshow/78314868.cms|newspaper=Times of India}} In 2005, due to the successful conservation efforts of the village, the village was named India's first "green village".{{cite news |last= Rodrigues|first= Anne Pinto|date=28 May 2020|title=India's first 'green' village adapts to life without tourists|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/28/khonoma-indias-first-green-village-adapts-to-coronavirus-life-without-tourists-aoe|newspaper=The Guardian}}

• Kevichüsa Angami, politician (1903 – 1990)
• Zapu Phizo, leader of Naga National Council (1904 –1990)
• Theyiechüthie Sakhrie, politician (1908 – 1956)
• John Bosco Jasokie, politician (1927 – 2005)
• Razhukhrielie Kevichüsa, bureaucrat and musician (1941 – 2022)
• Chalie Kevichüsa, journalist (1943 – 1992)
• Tubu Kevichüsa, politician (1948 – 1996)

• Dzüleke

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