Q: The _____________ mentions that Garha Katanga had 70,000 villages.

The Akbar Nama, a history of Akbar’s reign, mentions the Gond kingdom of Garha Katanga that had 70,000 villages.

Question 1

How was the administration of the Ahom state organized?

Accepted Answer

The Ahom state depended upon forced labour. Those forced to work for the state were known as paiks. A census of the population was taken. Each village had to send a number of paiks by rotation. People of densely populated areas were shifted to thinly populated areas. Ahom clans were thus broken up. By the first half of the 17th century, the administration became quite centralized.Ahom society was divided into clans or khels. A khel often controlled several villages. The peasant was given land by his village community and not even the king could take the land away without the Community's consent.

Question 2

In what ways was the history of the Gonds different from that of the Ahoms? Were there any similarities?

Accepted Answer

The history of the Gonds was different from that of the Ahoms in the following ways:The Gonds lived in a vast forested region called Gondwana. The Ahoms migrated to the Brahmaputra valley from present-day Myanmar in the 13th century.The Gonds practiced shifting cultivation. The Ahoms did not practice this type of cultivation.The Gond society was not as much developed as the Ahom's. The Ahoms built a large state by using firearms. They could even make high-quality gunpowder and cannons.The Ahom society was very sophisticated. Poets and scholars were given land grants. Theatre was encouraged. We do not find these things in the Gond society.There were many similarities between the Gonds and Ahoms:Both were capable of building large states.Both had to face the Mughal attack. Despite their brave defense, both were defeated by the Mughals.Both of them granted land to the Brahmanas, who became very influential.We find the administration centralized in the history of the Gonds as well as the Ahoms.

Question 3

The _____________ mentions that Garha Katanga had 70,000 villages.

Accepted Answer

The Akbar Nama, a history of Akbar&#8217;s reign, mentions the Gond kingdom of Garha Katanga that had 70,000 villages.

Question 4

The Chaurasi in Gond states contained several cities.

Accepted Answer

The Gond kingdom was divided into garhs. Each garh was controlled by a particular Gond clan. This was further divided into units of 84 villages called chaurasi. The chaurasi was subdivided into barhots which were made up of 12 villages each.

Question 5

The Gonds practised __________.

Accepted Answer

The Gonds are a tribe from the central part of India. The Gonds lived in a vast forested region called Gondwana or country inhabited by Gonds. They practised shifting cultivation.

Question 6

Write a brief note on the administrative system of the Gond Kingdom.

Accepted Answer

The Gond Kingdom was divided into Garhs. Each Garh was controlled by a particular Gond clan. This was further divided into units of 84 villages called chaurasi. The chaurasi was subdivided into barhots which were made up of 12 villages each.

Question 7

The Bhils lived in the north-eastern part of the sub-continent.

Accepted Answer

The large tribe of Bhils was spread across western and central India. By the late sixteenth century, many of them had become settled agriculturists and some even zamindars.

Question 8

In the Ahom state those who were forced to work for the state were called as ____________.

Accepted Answer

The Ahoms are a tribe in the North eastern part of India. They migrated from Myanmar in the 13th century. The Ahom state depended upon forced labour. Those forced to work for the state were called paiks. A census of the population was taken. Each village had to send a number of paiks by rotation.

Question 9

The Ahoms migrated to the _________ valley from the present day Myanmar in the 13th century.

Accepted Answer

The Ahoms are a tribe in the North Eastern part of India. The Ahoms migrated to the Brahmaputra valley from present-day Myanmar in the thirteenth century. They created a new state by suppressing the older political system of the bhuiyans (landlords).

Question 10

In the reign of Sib Singh, ___________ became a prominent religion.

Accepted Answer

The Ahoms are a tribe in the North Eastern part of India. Originally, the Ahoms worshipped their own tribal gods. During the first half of the seventeenth century, however, the influence of Brahmanas increased. Temples and Brahmanas were granted land by the king. In the reign of Sib Singh (1714-1744), Hinduism became the predominant religion. But the Ahom kings did not completely give up their traditional beliefs even after adopting Hinduism.

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