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The Ahoms were a tribal group that established a kingdom in present-day Assam, India between 1228 and 1826. They originated from Mong Mao (present-day Myanmar) and were led by their first king Sukapha. The Ahoms created their own state by suppressing the existing political system of landlords. Their kingdom ruled over the Brahmaputra valley for nearly 600 years. Ahom society was divided into clans and villages, with peasants given land by their village communities. They had a unique administrative system called the Paik system, with an efficient military that utilized local support and guerrilla warfare techniques like ramparts. One of their most notable battles was the Battle of Saraighat in

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Ahomss SST Project

The Ahoms were a tribal group that established a kingdom in present-day Assam, India between 1228 and 1826. They originated from Mong Mao (present-day Myanmar) and were led by their first king Sukapha. The Ahoms created their own state by suppressing the existing political system of landlords. Their kingdom ruled over the Brahmaputra valley for nearly 600 years. Ahom society was divided into clans and villages, with peasants given land by their village communities. They had a unique administrative system called the Paik system, with an efficient military that utilized local support and guerrilla warfare techniques like ramparts. One of their most notable battles was the Battle of Saraighat in

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Ananya

class = 7
Topic = The Ahom
Subject = S.S.T ‘history’
The Ahoms
Who were Ahoms ?
Ahoms were the tribal communities established in
1228 when the first Ahom king Sukapha came from
Mong Mao ( present day Mayanmar ) and entered
in Brahmputra valley , crossing the rugged Pataki
mountain range in 13th century . They created their
own new state by suppressing the older political
system of bhuiyans . (landlords) .
Where did Ahoms ruled :
The Ahom dynasty ( 1228 – 1826 )
ruled the kingdom , in present day
Assam ,India for nearly 598 years .
More about Ahoms……

Ahoms society was divided into clans


and khels . There were very few castes of
artisans , so artisans in the Ahom areas
came from the nearby kingdom . Khel
often controlled several villages . The
peasants was given land by his village
community . Even the king could not
take it away without the community’s
consent . The Ahoms worshipped their
own tribal gods .
More about Ahoms………
But during the first half of the 17 century Brahmans achieved
great influence which gave rise to Hinduism became a
predominant religion . However , the Ahom kings remained
stick to their traditional beliefs to some extent even after
adopting Hinduism . Ahom society was very sophisticated .
Poets and scholars were given the land. grants . Theatre was
encouraged .
Administrative System of
Ahoms :
The Ahoms had a unique and efficient
administrative system with the Paik-System as
the backbone . The king was at the head of
administration and was assisted by 3 great
councilors of state called Gohains .

The Paik system :


The Paik system was a method by which the
Ahom king obtained service from the people
and also provided service back to the people .
By the 17th century it had evolved into robust
system that gave the Ahom kingdom a
resilience in the face of long protracted was
against the Mughals .
Military Administration under Ahom Rule :
Population at that time in Ahom kingdom was not enough , sufficient
manpower was never received for serving as soldiers in the battle
fought against enemies invading the land . The Ahom , therefore ,
adopted some improvised warring techniques to fight the enemies .
They raised ramparts to resist movement enemy cavalries . The
Ahom soldiers were expert in river battles , so by erecting ramparts
they use to call the invaders so that enemies were controlled and
defeated easily . They were even known to have use under water
ramparts to resist movement of enemy boats by suspending big
block of stones from catenaries made of canes , etc . The Ahom
adopted mostly guerrilla warfare techniques in fighting the enemies .
Military Administration under Ahoms:
In most of the battle , fought again the Mughal forces ,
the Ahoms could organize supports from the local tribes .
The weapons used in those days were Hendang ( a typical
Ahoms sword ) , spears , bows and arrow etc….The Ahoms
could not maintain a regular army . The same Paik who is
basically a cultivator had to fight in the battle field when
there was any foreign aggression on the land . This was a
serious drawback in Ahom military set up .
The Battle of Saraighat….

The Battle of saraighat was the last


major attempt by the Mughals
managed to regain Guwahati
briefly later after a Borphukan
deserted it , the battle of Itakhuli
in 1682 and maintained it till the
end of their rule .

Thank You….

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