Name: Beyond Big Cities: The Tribal Societies of India
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 5 min 5 s
Description: As Indian societies adopted the caste-system and became more unequal, tribal communities continued to practice more a more egalitarian, kinship based system.

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How did the Ahom state organised its people and administration?

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Ahom State

The Ahom kingdom was established in the present-day Assam.

The Ahom state mobilised all adult males for military service, known as militia system.

They also taxed and organised people by labour levies and produce rather than land revenue.

This style of organisation was difficult for other nations to combat them.

Ahom society was divided into khels. These khels held authority over several villages.

The lands of the peasants cannot be taken away by the King without the consent of the community.

The land grants were provided by the scholars and poets to appreciate their works.

How did the Ahom state organised its people and administration?

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