History of Aandman & Nicobar Islands | Swan Tours Travel Information
The history of Andaman & Nicobar Islands can be found in the decennial Census Reports, Louis 1912, Bonnington 1932 and other published works like those Klauss 1903 and Whitehead 1924. The first reliable historic reference to these islands is in the writings of Chinese Buddhist monk, I' Tsing, made in 627 AD, who described these islands as "The land of the naked people". Later, mention of these islands is found in the collections of early Arab notes of the 9th century of India and China where the people of Andaman have been called "Angamainans" and the people of Nicobar have been called "Lankabalus". The ancient Arab mariners mentioned that they bartered ambergris and coconut for iron. In the earliest Hindu mythology, the "Ramayana", the Andaman Islands were believed to be a land of "Hanuman". The Malayans used to refer to them as "Hanuman" and from Malaya, the knowledge of Andaman first spread to the different parts ...