Tag: history

Before colonial times, Maasailand stretched over a vast area from north Kenya to the steppes of northern Tanzania. In the late nineteenth century, European imperial powers scrambled for territorial possessions in Africa, slicing up the region into different colonies. In 1885, Maasailand was cut into half with an international boundary between British Kenya and German Tanganyika. 

To the east, in Garhwal and Kumaon, the Gujjar cattle herders came down to the dry forests of the bhabar in the winter, and went up to the high meadows – the bugyals – in summer. Many of them were originally from Jammu and came to the UP hills in the nineteenth century in search of good pastures. 

• Maldhari herder's villages are in the Rann of Kutch.
• Maldharis are nomadic tribal herdsmen who live in the Gujarat state of India. The literal meaning of Maldhari is "owner of animal stock". They are notable as the traditional dairymen of the region, and once supplied milk and cheese to the palaces of rajas.

Warriors and priests, i.e., the Kshatriyas and the Brahmanas, were exempted from payment of taxes, and the burden fell on on the peasants who were mainly vaishyas or 'grihapatis'. During the period of Mahajanapadas. It seems that one-sixth of the produce was collected as tax by the king from the peasants.

Vajji was the earliest democracy in India. Vajji was composed of eight clans and among them, the Lichchavis clan was the most important. It is known that in Lichchavis, 7707 Rajas ruled together at a time and each one of them maintained his storehouse and apparatus of administration. Hence the given statement is true.

During the age of Mahajanapadas hereditary monarchy was practiced and the king enjoyed the highest official status and special protection of his person and property. The kings ruled with the help of officials, both high and low.