How was the administration of the Ahom state organised?
The administration of the ahom state was organized as follows:
- The ahome state depended upon forced labour or paiks.
- The population's census was taken.
- Each village had to send a number of paiks by rotation.
- By the first half on the 17 th century, the administration become quite centralized.
What are the difficulties historians face in using manuscripts?
What changes took place in varna-based society?
In what ways has the meaning of the term “Hindustan” changed over the centuries?
Do you think merchants and bankers today have the kind of influence they had in the eighteenth century?
What were the policies adopted by Asaf Jah to strengthen his position?
How do historians divide the past into periods? Do they face any problems in doing so?
How were the Sikhs organised in the eighteenth century?
What was the impact of the Mongol invasions on the Delhi Sultanate?
Why do you think many teachers rejected prevalent religious beliefs and practices?
Why do you think towns grew around temples?
What were the two major cities under the control of the Chahamanas?
Why do you think ordinary people preserved the memory of Mirabai?
What were the policies adopted by Asaf Jah to strengthen his position?
An inscription in Shah Jahan’s diwan-i khas in Delhi stated: “If there is Paradise on Earth, it is here, it is here, it is here.” How was this image created?
Who were the parties involved in the “tripartite struggle”?
What are the important architectural features of the temples of Bengal ?
How were the debates with religious scholars important in the formation of Akbar’s ideas on governance?
According to the “circle of justice”, why was it important for military commanders to keep the interests of the peasantry in mind?
What were some of the major religious developments during this period?
For either the Virashaivas or the sants of Maharashtra, discuss their attitude towards caste.