According to the Paik system of the Ahoms, how many paiks were under the official Phukan? [#1530]
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Q1. According to the Paik system of the Ahoms, how many paiks were under the official Phukan?
Q1. According to the Paik system of the Ahoms, how many paiks were under the official Phukan?
(A) 1000
(A) 1000
(A) 1000
(B) 100
(B) 100
(B) 100
(C) 6000
(C) 6000
(C) 6000
(D) 3000
(D) 3000
(D) 3000
Answer: (C) 6000
Answer: (C) 6000
Answer: (C) 6000
In the Ahom kingdom's Paik system, a Phukan commanded 6,000 paiks. The Paik system was a corvee labor system that formed the backbone of the Ahom military. Every able-bodied male citizen between the ages of 16 and 50 was registered as a paik and served in the army for a set amount of time each year. In exchange for serving the state, paiks received a piece of land for cultivation.
In the Ahom kingdom's Paik system, a Phukan commanded 6,000 paiks. The Paik system was a corvee labor system that formed the backbone of the Ahom military. Every able-bodied male citizen between the ages of 16 and 50 was registered as a paik and served in the army for a set amount of time each year. In exchange for serving the state, paiks received a piece of land for cultivation.
In the Ahom kingdom's Paik system, a Phukan commanded 6,000 paiks. The Paik system was a corvee labor system that formed the backbone of the Ahom military. Every able-bodied male citizen between the ages of 16 and 50 was registered as a paik and served in the army for a set amount of time each year. In exchange for serving the state, paiks received a piece of land for cultivation.
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Q1. What is the Tutelary deity of the Ahoms called?
(A) Shiva
(A) Shiva
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(B) Mainao
(B) Mainao
(B) Mainao
(C) Chumdeo
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(D) Hetuka Sulin
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Answer: (C) Chumdeo
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Q5. What geographical feature was established as the boundary between the Ahoms and the Mughals following the Ahom victory in the Battle of Itakhuli?
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(A) Manas River
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(B) Brahmaputra River
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(C) Barak River
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Q6. Where did the Ahoms establish their final capital?
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(A) Gargaon
(A) Gargaon
(A) Gargaon
(B) Jorhat
(B) Jorhat
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(C) Charaideo
(C) Charaideo
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(D) Sivasagar
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(D) Sivasagar
Answer: (B) Jorhat
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Q7. Which Ahom queen constructed the Sivadol in Sivasagar?
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(A) Ambika Kunwori
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(B) Phuleswari
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Q8. Battle of Mahargarh was fought between?
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(A) The Burmese and the British
(A) The Burmese and the British
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(B) The Burmese and Ruchinath Buragohain
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(C) Chandrakanta Singha and the Burmese
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(C) Chandrakanta Singha and the Burmese
(D) The Burmese and Purandar Singha
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(D) The Burmese and Purandar Singha
Answer: (C) Chandrakanta Singha and the Burmese
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The Battle of Mahargarh was fought on April 19, 1822 between 20,000 Burmese soldiers and 2,000 mixed Assamese-Hindustani forces. The Burmese were led by Mingi Maha Bandula, and the Assamese-Hindustani forces were led by Chandrakanta Singha.
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Q9. The first Ahom Barbarua was
Q9. The first Ahom Barbarua was
(A) Lachit
(A) Lachit
(A) Lachit
(B) Badanchandra
(B) Badanchandra
(B) Badanchandra
(C) Momai Tamuly
(C) Momai Tamuly
(C) Momai Tamuly
(D) Langi Panihiya
(D) Langi Panihiya
(D) Langi Panihiya
Answer: (C) Momai Tamuly
Answer: (C) Momai Tamuly
Answer: (C) Momai Tamuly
Momai Tamuly
Momai Tamuly
Momai Tamuly
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Q10. Which Swargadeo relocated the capital of the Ahom Kingdom from Garhgaon to Rangpur?
Q10. Which Swargadeo relocated the capital of the Ahom Kingdom from Garhgaon to Rangpur?
(A) Rudra Singha
(A) Rudra Singha
(A) Rudra Singha
(B) Gadadhar Singha
(B) Gadadhar Singha
(B) Gadadhar Singha
(C) Siva Singha
(C) Siva Singha
(C) Siva Singha
(D) Pratap Singha
(D) Pratap Singha
(D) Pratap Singha
Answer: (A) Rudra Singha
Answer: (A) Rudra Singha
Answer: (A) Rudra Singha
Swargadeo Rudra Singha, a renowned Ahom king, relocated the capital of the Ahom Kingdom from Garhgaon to Rangpur in 1696. This move was strategic to protect the kingdom from Mughal invasions.
Swargadeo Rudra Singha, a renowned Ahom king, relocated the capital of the Ahom Kingdom from Garhgaon to Rangpur in 1696. This move was strategic to protect the kingdom from Mughal invasions.
Swargadeo Rudra Singha, a renowned Ahom king, relocated the capital of the Ahom Kingdom from Garhgaon to Rangpur in 1696. This move was strategic to protect the kingdom from Mughal invasions.
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