In Assam the Ahom kings had which class of people bound to military service in return for land?
AShroffs
BAmins
CPaiks
DMajurs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Paiks
1. Tribal chiefs became zamindars and kings.
2. Ahom paiks rendered military service for land.
3. Elephant capture was a royal monopoly.
_Source: syllabus Themes in Indian History Part II, Theme 8, Peasants, Zamindars and the State: Agrarian Society and the Mughal Empire._
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