Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities Class 7

The Ahom society was organized into clans known as khels, which played a significant role in the administration and military organization of the kingdom.

The Akbar Nama records that the Gond kingdom of Garha Katanga was a large and prosperous state consisting of 70,000 villages.

Banjara caravans, which were used for transporting grain and other goods across India, were known as Tanda.

Most tribal societies in medieval India were oral cultures and did not maintain written records of their history or administration.

In the Ahom kingdom, the Paiks were people who were forced to provide labor for the state, often for public works or military service.

The Ahom people migrated to the Brahmaputra valley from present-day Myanmar (formerly Burma) in the 13th century.

Bir Narain was the son of Rani Durgawati and Dalpat Shah. He ruled Garha Katanga after his father's death under his mother's regency.

While they engaged in various activities, the primary occupation of the Gond tribes was agriculture, which supported their kingdom's economy.

The Gond kingdoms were organized into administrative units called Garhs, each controlled by a particular Gond clan.

In the administrative structure of the Gond kingdoms, a unit of 84 villages was known as a Chaurasi.

Both Alauddin Khalji and Jahangir utilized the services of the Banjaras to transport grain and supplies for their armies and trade networks.

The Mundas are one of the most prominent tribal groups historically associated with the region of Bihar.

The Ahom tribe migrated to the Brahmaputra valley and established a powerful and long-lasting kingdom in Assam.

The Khokhar tribe was very influential in the Punjab region during the 13th and 14th centuries. They were known for their power and political significance in that area before the Gakkhar tribe became more prominent.

Tribal societies in the medieval period were diverse and relied on a variety of subsistence strategies. Depending on their environment, they engaged in hunting, gathering, herding, and shifting cultivation to secure their livelihoods.