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 Chapter 6

Society and Social Characteristics

Exercises

Write down the answers to the following questions: 

1. 1. (a) Who is the author of Tabakat-i-Nasiri? 

    Answer: Minhajuddin Siraj.  

   (b) By which routes did the Mongols enter Kamrup?

    The Mongols entered Kamrup through the Patkai Mountains. 

    (c) Who introduced the pike system?

    Answer: Momai Tamuli Barbarua. 

    (d) What are the two parts of the pike?

    Answer: There are two parts of the pike, the arrows and the sword. 

2. 2. Write a comprehensive concept of population migration in the North East.

Answer: The entire North East is inhabited by people of all classes from the most modern cultured societies to the ancient tribal cultured societies. Therefore, the whole North East is called an anthropological museum. Geographically, the entire North East is located on an important migration route. Therefore, there has been migration from Southeast Asia, the Southern Ocean and other parts of India over the centuries. Scholars estimated that such migration was possible through three or four entrances. He was the author of Minhajuddin Siraj's 'Tabak t-i-Nasiri. The book contained 35 mountain passes connecting Tibet and Southeast Asian countries with Kamrup, Darang, Goalpara, and Bengal. Burma was connected to the Northeast through the Patkai Mountains. These mountain passes were the source of the migration of Tibetan-Burmese people of the Mongolian ethnic group.

    There is population synthesis and migration along the borders of the states of Assam, Brahma and Manipur. The Tsingfao tribes within Assam-Arunachal Pradesh. They live on both sides of the border between India and Myanmar. The second route was the Brahmaputra and Ganga valleys. The waters of these two rivers have connected North East India with other parts of India for centuries. The third route is the sea route. Many people from Southeast Asian countries and mainland entered the region through the Bay of Bengal. 

3. 3. Prepare a note on the contribution of the Mongols to the nation-building process.

Answer: The contribution of the Mongols to the nation formation process is mentioned below

    Since ancient times, the land has been inhabited by various ethnic groups. All these classes of people live in the entire North East, from modern cultured societies to all ancient tribal cultured societies. 

    The majority of the people of the mountainous plains of the northeast belonged to the Tibetan Burmese branch of the Indo-Chinese tribe of the Mongolian group. The former residence of these people was in the Huangho Valley and south of the Yangtze River in northwestern China. They have lived in this area in various groups since 2,000 years ago. Some individuals entered the mountainous regions of Assam through the mountainous routes to the east and east-south of Assam. In the north, they migrated branches along the Brahmaputra, Mekong, Saluin, Irrawaddy and Dharla rivers. The Mongols inhabited the adjacent hilly areas of present-day Assam and most of the Brahmaputra Valley. They were Koch, Kachari, Matak, Barahi, Miching, Hajong, Rava, Mech, Maran, Tiwa etc. 

    The Ahom people of Assam, who migrated in the early eleventh century AD, were descendants of the Indo-Chinese. The Khamjang, Fakial, Khamati and Aitnia people were of Mongolian descent. The Mongols are divided into two groups. They are (a) the North Assam Division and (b) the Assam Brahma Division. The people of northern Assam were Arunachal Pradesh, Nichi, Miching, Apatani and Michimi. The people of Assam were the Chema, Rengma, Lotha, Ao Boro and Angami

4. The Discuss the changes brought about by the arrival of Indian culture in Kamrup.

The following is a description of the changes brought about by the arrival of Indian culture in Kamrup  

    With the gradual spread of Sanskrit in India, a process of state formation advanced rapidly and a very small number of them entered the Brahmaputra Valley. These people were then invited to support and assist them in the kingdom formation process. It was through these people that the Mongol kings were attracted to Hinduism. From that time onwards, Sanskrit customs were introduced among the tribal customs. The people of various ethnic groups in Assam were tribal people who were created as a result of Hinduization. 

    The Aryan languages were created in the Brahmaputra Valley as the ancient kings of Pragjyotish-Kamarupa established many of the Aryan Brahmins in the kingdom by donating land and scholarships. 

5. 5. What is the pike system? Write about the need for this organization in the medieval agricultural society .

Answer: Pike Patha provided labor in the Ahom kingdom. All hardworking sage subjects between the ages of 16 and 50 are called pike.

    The Ahom, who migrated to Assam in 1228 AD, carried the culture of an agricultural society. With improved agricultural practices, the Ahoms established permanent cultivation in this vast fertile area from the beginning. They did not have the manpower required for agriculture. The pike system was also created by the need for a temporary military force to be formed. In the absence of widespread circulation of money, the army could not be maintained regularly with salaries on the one hand. They had to provide land and sanctions instead of salaries and people to work. 

    The tribal society changed through the pike fields and merged with the feudal system of the Ahom. That is why private property developed. They created the 'khel' system and organized the pike. The Pike system was first introduced in 1609 AD by Momai Tamuli Barbarua during the reign of Swargadeo Pratap Singh. All hardworking sage subjects between the ages of 16 and 50 are called pike. In the absence of a monetary economy, land and the people employed to produce it were a person's property. The pikes were organized and employed through certain policies. The Pikes were allowed to cultivate two acres of land on their own without paying rent. In addition, a pike worked for the country for 3 or 4 months. In the Pike system, the Pikes did not own land. The king could move them from one place to another if he wanted to. 

    All the farmland a prike received was not granted in his personal name, but in the name of sport. As a member of the game, the pike had the right to cultivate two acres of land. After cultivation, the lands had to be given to the sportsmen.